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born 1947 Scotland

John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan PC (born 8 May 1947) is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1999 to 2007, lastly as Home Secretary from 2006 to 2007. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2010 and has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2010.

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Also known as: John Reid

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Our system is not fit for purpose. It's inadequate in terms of its scope, it's inadequate in terms of its information technology, leadership, management systems and processes.

Pharmacy is but a small part of physic; medical cannot be separated from moral science without reciprocal and essential mutilation.

It's not my job to manage this department - it's my job to lead this department.

He said he did not believe the Home Office was "intrinsically dysfunctional... but I do believe from time to time it is dysfunctional in the sense it doesn't work".

It's not Muslims versus the rest of us. It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other.

Until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if I became prime minister, I had not been able to see any possible advantage in standing.

You don't have to love everything George W. Bush stands for to hate everything that Osama Bin Laden stands for.

Leadership isn't a zero sum game. When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us.

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