Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.

Quote by Peter Mandelson

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If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at...

If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing...

Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing...

I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being...

I have moved on from being a British parliamentarian, I have moved on from being...

I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

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

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

I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal...

I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal...

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

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

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain....

I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain....

The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us...

The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us...

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to...

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to...

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

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

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

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

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will...

Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will...

For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have...

For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have...

I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to...

I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to...