Occupation: British Politician Birth: October 21, 1953
I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills..
I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation..
What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe..
Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain..
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….
We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globa….
Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces Franc….
I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back..
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 t….
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….
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 inte….
What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world..
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..
We are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich..
There is no high-carbon future.
They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict..
I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this..
I'm a fighter, not a quitter..
I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one..
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 wor….
The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty..