Bob Ainsworth Quotes

United Kingdom, Politician
June 19, 1952

Robert William Ainsworth (born 19 June 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Following the general election in 2010 he was the Shadow Defence Secretary, but was replaced by Jim Murphy following the election of new Labour leader Ed Miliband.

I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction.

Bob Ainsworth
- Great
As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.

Bob Ainsworth

It's hard to find good teamwork in practice, and I have never thought that we, as a party, were any better at working as a team than the Tories, despite our core values.

Bob Ainsworth
- Good
- Team
- Party
We have tended in politics in this country to concentrate on the domestic, on the here and now - the 'what's in it for me'.

Bob Ainsworth
- Country
Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.

Bob Ainsworth
- Character
- Environment