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" Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope. "

Douglas Alexander

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" David Cameron wants people to believe that his isolation in Europe is a result of Britain being outnumbered when it matters most. "

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" Historically, Labour has used technology as a form of control. We would use pagers and faxes to send out messages telling people what line to take. The key learning from the Obama campaign is to use technology to empower your supporters. "

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" We can have enhanced devolution - greater powers in Scotland - but within the strength, security and stability of the United Kingdom, and I think that's what most Scots want. "

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

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" It would be wrong for us to offer difference from the Conservative Party at the cost of credibility, but equally it would be wrong to offer credibility at the cost of being clear that there remain very fundamental differences. "

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" The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat. "

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

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" 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. "

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" Part of the reason I am so evangelical in our campaigning work is that I had an unshakeable faith in Labour values, but we needed a machine worthy of the message. I grew up with a peerless Conservative machine, with vastly superior resources. "

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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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" Our responsibility is to protect people and help them into work. "

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" I take UKIP very seriously. The truth is that UKIP presents an electoral challenge to all political parties. The way to defeat UKIP is not to be a better UKIP but to be a better Labour Party. "

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" It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised. "

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" As Development Secretary, I have seen in the developing world that climate change there is not a theory, is not a future threat: it is a contemporary crisis. "

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" 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. "

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