Peter Mandelson Quotes

I didn't mislead people. I know I didn't lie and I have got to establish that.

I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being a New Labour politician, I have moved on from being the supporter in the active day-to-day sense of Tony Blair.

Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world.

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.

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.

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

Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.

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

Intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich

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.

I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

We are all Thatcherites now

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

Europe lacks leadership and a sense of mission and too many people don't feel a part of it ...

I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation.

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.

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.

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