John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan

thumb|John Reid in 2020 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. Quotes 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. Of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate; BBC News 23 May 2006 It's not my job to manage this department - it's my job to lead this department. BBC News 23 May 2006 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". BBC News 23 May 2006 Speech to the Labour Party conference in Manchester, 28 September 2006. BBC News 28 September 2006 Leadership isn't a zero sum game. When one of us shines it doesn't diminish the others, it reflects on all of us. It's not Muslims versus the rest of us. It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other. If we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the courage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it. 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. External links John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan John Reid Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Government ministers of the United Kingdom Category:Labour Party (UK) politicians Category:Politicians from Scotland Category:British peers Category:Catholics from Scotland Category:Home Secretaries (UK) Category:Leaders of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) Category:Defence ministers of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Category:Health ministers of the United Kingdom Category:Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland Category:Alumni of the Open University