Words matter. These are the best Peter Mandelson Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.
I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely with Tony Blair and the team for nearly 20 years.
If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization.
The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world.
I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.
The markets don’t like instability and they don’t like uncertainty.
Europe has to address people’s needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.
Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France.
I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.
In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy.
Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.
Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it’s inevitable, we’ve also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it’s not uncontrollable.
I’m optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this.
Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.
It’s a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term.
What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.
Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.
