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1 " Social democratic parties throughout Europe have responded to the rise of the far right by adopting harder rhetoric about migrants. The consequence has been merely to confirm the belief that the far right was right all along and to intensify cynicism towards the mainstream. It has not improved the fortunes of social democracy. "
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2 " Most of us today can trace genealogical records — things like birth certificates, census forms and immigration records — to learn about those who came before us. For an entire generation of Azerbaijanis, however, those searches usually yield absolutely nothing. "
3 " Political parties are not out of touch for not reflecting popular opinion – it’s because they have lost the art of connecting with people in order to change their minds and to win them over to a different perspective. It is the art of political persuasion, not proficiency in tailing public opinion, that needs to be rediscovered. "
4 " The West exported so much democracy to the Middle East, it ran out of it. "
5 " I once went to a restaurant and ordered a chicken salad sandwich and an egg salad sandwich to see which would come first. "
6 " As you get older, you'll realise that a £250 watch and a £25 watch both tell the same time.A Michael Kors wallet and a Primark wallet hold the same amount of money.A £500,000 and a £100,000 house host the same loneliness.True happiness is not found in materialistic things. "
7 " Are we comfortable as a nation to see a huge increase in millionaires and billionaires but have more people living in austerity than ever? "
8 " Western governments invaded Iraq, dismantled Libya, interfered without success in Yemen and Syria. Yet North Korea causes all the trouble? "
9 " When I was a child, I watched in horror as TV screens in Azerbaijan showed the aftermath of a brutal event: dead women, children and elderly, mutilated bodies, frozen corpses scattered across the ground. This shocking footage was taken at the site of the Khojaly massacre. 613 Azerbaijani civilians, including up to 300 children, women and elderly, were ruthlessly murdered. "
10 " The reality is that all organisations hate having their inner workings exposed, the more so if it incurs collective odium and risks jobs. The wagons gather into a circle to defend a wounded superior. "
11 " Eminem tells stories in such a powerful and distinctive way . That's very necessary today, when reality is becoming a lost art. "
12 " We should show love to migrant communities, not just because they're our friends in this fight, but because they're our friends, nuff said. "
13 " How old would you be if you did not know your exact age? "
14 " People who say literature doesn't matter, there are three books from the Middle East that are still shaping the world many centuries later. "
15 " I refuse to watch or listen to Tony Blair, unless he is on trial at the Hague. "
16 " When the British Empire turned their back on millions of Irish dying during the Great Famine, Muslim nations sent food relief. "
17 " Austerity is theft, the greatest transfer of wealth from poor to the rich since the enclosures. "
18 " The austerity choice was made long ago by British government that inequality is a price worth paying for growth. "
19 " American actress who is marrying a member of the Royal family will be fast tracked British citizenship. Yet the Windrush generation invited here and born in the British Empire are being hounded out. Imperialism for you. "
20 " Chicken salad with egg in it is very interesting way to eat two generations. "