Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world. |
I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this. |
I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back. |
I'm a fighter, not a quitter. |
In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors. |
Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain. |
What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe. |
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. |
It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term. |
I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation. |
They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations. |
Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them. |
What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world. |
I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one. |
We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization. |