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In primary schools, I set two main objectives - to cut infant class sizes and improve literacy and numeracy.
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Politics is only worthwhile if you are doing what you believe, regardless of the slings and arrows.
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That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
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Being a Labour home secretary in the 21st century means fighting a constant battle against both extreme Right and Left.
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How to strike the right balance between our privacy and our expectation that the state will protect us and facilitate our freedom is one of the most difficult challenges facing us all.
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Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed to democracy while understanding that the polis ensures our participation and therefore our citizenship.
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Faith in technocrats over politicians is not a trend from which Britain is exempt.
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I didn't come into politics to have to deal with the issue of clandestine entry, illegal working, or an asylum system that allows a free run for right-wing bigots.
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By confirming the importance of politics and politicians in Britain, we can build from the bottom up and begin to reverse the worrying anti-politics trend, which will empower the elite technocrats and leave defenceless the man or woman in the street with a mere vote to cast.
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I'm a great aficionado of history. I was deeply affected by seeing the disintegration of any chance of democracy coping with fascism in the Weimar republic, where woolly-minded, well-meaning liberalism actually allowed the forces of darkness to use democracy, to exploit democracy, to overturn democracy.
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I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.
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In government, you are pressed by the security agencies. They come to you with very good information, and they say, 'You need to do something.' So you do need the breath of scepticism, not cynicism, breathing on them.
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