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Britain has supported theocrats and dictators as long as it served British business interests, whether under Tory or Labour rule.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Britain British Business Dictators Interests Labour Long Rule Served Supported Tory Whether

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Britain has been responsible for the undermining of democracy, turning a blind eye to abuses by its allies, using extraordinary rendition to get around the rule of law, passing over the denial of individual liberties to dissidents, and the evasion of the dismal situation for religious minorities.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Abuse Allies Around Been Blind Blind Eye Britain Democracy Denial Dismal Evasion Extraordinary Eye Get Individual Law Liberties Minorities Over Passing Religious Responsible Rule Rule Of Law Situation Turning Undermining Using

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If our values are worth anything, we should stand up for them and live by them, both within Britain and across the world.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Across Anything Both Britain Live Our Should Stand Stand Up Them Up Values Within World Worth

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It's very hard to be cut off in Glasgow because it's such a small city. You know, we have the highest rate of per-capita imprisonment, certainly in Britain, maybe in Europe. We have a very high murder rate here. So most people will know someone who's been to prison.

~Denise Mina

Topics: Because Been Britain Certainly City Cut Europe Glasgow Hard Here High Highest Imprisonment Know Maybe Most Off People Prison Rate Small Someone Very Will You

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My relationship to Britain is of no consequence.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Britain Consequence Relationship

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My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.

~Diane Abbott

Topics: Area Britain City Communities Confined Country Crime Gun Highest Highest Levels Inner Inner City Levels London Longer Over Problem Spread

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Hurricane Katrina was the storm of the 21st century. It devastated an area the size of Great Britain. More than 1,800 Americans died. Three hundred thousand homes were destroyed. There was $96 billion in property damage. I served on the Louisiana Recovery Authority. I saw Congress write one big check and then skip town.

~Donna Brazile

Topics: American Area Authority Big Billion Britain Century Check Congress Damage Destroyed Devastated Died Great Great Britain Homes Hundred Hurricane Hurricane Katrina Katrina Louisiana More Property Recovery Saw Served Size Skip Storm Than Then Thousand Three Town Were Write 21St Century

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Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed.

~Dora Russell

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There's no doubt that what has emerged in the years after 9/11, unlike the situation in Britain, there were practices sanctioned in the U.S. that fall far below the standard of conduct that should have taken place. It is for the American system of government, in all of its branches, to address that. It is not for a British politician.

~Douglas Alexander

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Too often, the idea seemed to be that the cost of being part of Europe was being less like Britain. So after years of fighting to defend Europe against attacks from the Eurosceptic right, it would be fatal to retreat into the same arguments and begin the battle anew.

~Douglas Alexander

Topics: After Against Anew Argument Attacks Battle Begin Being Britain Cost Defend Europe Fatal Fighting Idea Less Like Often Part Retreat Right Same Seemed Too Would Years

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