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Peter Hain

(1950) Politician United Kingdom

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Peter Hain is a politician from the United Kingdom, best known for Proportional misrepresentation.

Quick Facts About Peter Hain

Born: February 16, 1950
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Proportional misrepresentation

About Peter Hain

Peter Gerald Hain, Baron Hain, is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2007 to 2008 and twice as Secretary of State for Wales from 2002 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Neath between 1991 and 2015.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Peter Hain

When you look at what I've done here, you see a consistent theme of reforms which is not driven by any dogma…

Agendas

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I'm going to be looking forward, asked to be judged on my record, not taken back as has been the - in…

Ireland

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If we are tough on crime and on terrorism, as Labour is, then I think Britain will be safer under Labour

Britain

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What my job is, is to get on with getting the process of democratic politics, back on the road, entrenching the peace…

Democratic

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We now have a political process, we've had a period of parties that have been fighting each other quite literally with bombs…

Assembly

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There will be no support in the island of Ireland for building a nuclear power station.

Building

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That Sinn Fein, as I've already indicated, their leaders have already indicated that's what they want to achieve - once we get…

Achieve

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Taxpayers will not stand for - nor should they - the funding of poster sites, leaflets or advertising. What people will support…

Advertising

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I have been very careful to put forward new ideas - on tackling inequality, extending democratic reform and the green agenda, because…

Agendas

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You can get on with your job. I'm going to get on with mine. And mine is to deliver for the people…

Academic

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I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people…

Achieve

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We'll be launching the new public prosecution service in Northern Ireland tomorrow. I'll be doing it in Belfast tomorrow. This is an…

Bases

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I was never Vice Chair of the Troops Out Movement.

Chairs

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I've had very good meetings with Unionist leaders, Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley and his team.

Democratic

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A lot of leading countries in the world, including the United States and Russia, have to take their responsibilities much more seriously…

Country

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The big missing part of the jig-saw is to get the assembly back up and running here in Northern Ireland, to get…

Assembly

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It's been fascinating watching all those pictures of me with a lot more hair Jeremy, and looking very young. And we've all…

Been

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Our task is nothing less than the creation of a new constitutional order for a new united Europe.

Creation

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My job now, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to take this process forward, and that I'm determined to do,…

Determined

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What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That…

Activity

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