Peter Mandelson

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. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#because #been #better #blair #closely

I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#direction #europe #going #i #i think

I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#campaigning #campbell #fear #gunning #his

I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#being #created #generation #i #opportunity

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. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#anatomy #because #direct #dirty #experience

In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#competitors #decade #dramatic #dynamic #emerged

It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#full #good #good idea #government #idea

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. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#best #chaos #course #dealing #eu

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. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#last #need #ourselves #rather #than

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#back #because #conflict #derail #into