I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty.

— Douglas Alexander

It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognized.

— Douglas Alexander

My vision for Scotland is one in which we fight together for the values we are care about: equality, fairness and social justice. Those values are the same whether you live in Humphries or Carlisle.

— Douglas Alexander

Obama better understood community organization and peer-to-peer communication than any recent candidate, and we are applying that lesson.

— Douglas Alexander

Of course, we need to show we are a genuine alternative to an unpopular, Conservative-led government. But we need to set ourselves a higher standard than a party offering anger like SKIP.

— Douglas Alexander

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

— Douglas Alexander

The Commonwealth is a vital and positive partnership between countries striving to develop trade relations and promote democracy and human rights, united by shared values.

— Douglas Alexander

Under Ed Miliband's leadership, we are changing both our party's structures and culture.

— Douglas Alexander

We can have enhanced devolution - greater powers in Scotland - but within the strength, security and stability of the United Kingdom, and I think that's what most Scots want.

— Douglas Alexander

What we are going to offer is not a one-way communication, but one-to-one communication.

— Douglas Alexander