John Reid quotes

The fact of the matter is that whether it's in London or Egypt or Turkey or New York or Washington, we have to pay the price of guarding ourself, which is internal vigilance. (John Reid)
It is right that people should have a statuary right to holidays and a maximum working week. It is right that part-time workers should have the same equality when it comes to hourly rates. View quote
John Reid
Every intelligence agency in the world believed that Saddam Hussein had had weapons of mass destruction, precursor chemicals. The inspectors, over a period of ten years, had managed to gain access to much of those precursor chemicals. View quote
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The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the social and constitutional problems as well as the military problems that have been unaddressed for centuries. View quote
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There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives. View quote
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It's not my job to manage this department - it's my job to lead this department. View quote
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It's not Muslims versus the rest of us. It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other. View quote
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You don't have to love everything George W. Bush stands for to hate everything that Osama Bin Laden stands for. View quote
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