 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. |
| The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty. |
| I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills. |
| 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 do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
