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For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why.
Peter Mandelson
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I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe.
Peter Mandelson
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Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.
Peter Mandelson
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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 world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable.
Peter Mandelson
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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
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Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.
Peter Mandelson
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I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this.
Peter Mandelson
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Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.
Peter Mandelson
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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.
Peter Mandelson
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I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one.
Peter Mandelson
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Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world.
Peter Mandelson
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I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.
Peter Mandelson
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