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" It seems to me that the Conservatives neither recognise the scale of the living standards crisis facing British families nor offer credible answers as to how the British economy or British society can be better in the future. "

Douglas Alexander

Future

Society

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" The 'Arab Spring' is the most spectacular example of the dispersal of power. "

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" My vision for Scotland is one in which we fight together for the values we are care about: equality, fairness and social justice. Those values are the same whether you live in Dumfries or Carlisle. "

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" For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public. "

Douglas Alexander

Win

Values

" Newspapers can make their own judgment in terms of who they support in a general election. Our responsibility is to make a considered judgment about where the national interest lies. "

" One of the big weaknesses of the Conservative Party is not just their ignorance of and lack of effective response to the cost-of-living crisis but a more fundamental error about what makes for success in the 21st century. "

" I do think our challenge is to balance credibility and a clear message about how we would reduce the deficit with boldness about the choices that we put before the public. "

" In sport, as in science, business, and diplomacy, as Scots we understand that we benefit from the deep and diverse partnerships that make up the United Kingdom. "

" Solidarity is the basis of my politics. "

" My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too. "

" Just as people have long believed that strengthening ties of trade improves the prospects for peace and the free exchange of ideas, Facebook friendships or Twitter followings already transcend national borders. "

" Kneejerk interventionism or kneejerk isolationism is the wrong course for Britain. "

" In this age of growing interconnectedness, we understand that turning our backs on the world is simply not an option. "

" What people want is a sense of a better future to come. "

" Scotland and England may sometimes be rivals, but by geography, we are also neighbours. By history, allies. By economics, partners. And by fate and fortune, comrades, friends and family. "

" I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty. "