Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson
Peter Benjamin Mandelson, Baron Mandelson PCis a British Labour politician, president of international think tank Policy Network and Chairman of strategic advisory firm Global Counsel. He served as Member of Parliamentfor Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, and held a number of Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He was also the European Commissioner for Trade between 2004 and 2008...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 October 1953
combine dash recent success uk
The UK must combine its recent success with a dash of humility.
exaggerate kong meeting
I do not exaggerate when I say that the Hong Kong ministerial meeting is on a knife-edge,
motion procedures
I have set in motion procedures to unblock the goods.
thinking europe right-direction
I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back.
want conflict plunge
They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.
party dirty naughty
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.
jobs home europe
What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.
fall chaos internals
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.
skills campaigning
I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.
believe enemy china
I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one.
space people world
Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world.
europe mind identity
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.
believe gains trade
I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.
climate-change carbon
There is no high-carbon future