We Liberal Democrats don't believe we should use the tax structure to champion just one type of family. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Fair votes - fundamentally - are about the rights and the interests of the people. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is true that I entered parliament at the age of 23, and have now been representing the people of my constituency… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Political parties need to look at the different kinds of support that people may need, suited to their way of life, and… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
It has been the greatest privilege of my adult and public life to have served, for 32 years, as the Member of… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
As Liberal Democrats and proponents of federalism, we must put our heads above the parapet and recapture and disseminate the true meaning… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I did not dwell on the issue of Europe during either the 2001 or the 2005 campaigns - despite it being a… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
It's our job as Liberal Democrats to be an effective opposition - and an increasingly tough one as well. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Soon after the 1997 election, I argued that there was no inverse law of political gravity which said that everything which went… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Politics means facing up to hard choices and facing down prejudice, short-termism, the easy, tempting court of knee-jerk public reaction. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
It would be a tragedy if the remarkable international coalition against terrorism, successfully marshalled in the aftermath of 11 September, were to fragment over… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I happen to consider myself a Highlander even before a Scot; I am proud to be British yet feel comfortable as a European citizen. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Some ministers are fond of talking about a return to Victorian values. We must realise that those Victorian values are being expressed by some… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I have never once been persuaded as to the causal link between the Iraqi regime, al-Qaeda and September 11. I do believe the impact… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Ours is a stable country. Ours is a sensible country. And ours is a fundamentally decent country. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
We need less theoretical debate and more practical application and acknowledgment of what Europe can and does do so that it is brought home… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
