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These are the opening remarks by former business secretary and ex-European Commissioner Lord Mandelson, an Open Britain supporter, when he took part in an event on Brexit at the Institute for Government. The prime minister has made two…
Possibly the most striking thing about his resignation from the Labour leadership is how easy people have found it to make nice remarks about Ed Miliband without defending Milibandism. Many have referred, rightly, to his passion and sense…
Dear Comrade, oops, colleague, The Labour Party needs LabourList. Only by addressing why we lost in 2010 and creating a new battle plan will the Labour Party return to power in 2015. And I know a thing or two about comebacks… I might not…
By Peter Mandelson There have been several good posts about the Royal Mail on LabourList, which is great, because the more we debate this issue the better. I want to explain what we are trying to do and why, and in doing so answer some of…
By Peter Mandelson UPDATE 4.30 pm My post has been extended to include the full remarks that I have just made to the Council for Foreign Relations on the current economic situation and how we deal with it: Inevitably, handling the banking…
By Peter Mandelson John Prescott is putting me to shame. I met him on my way to the PLP meeting last night and he was chiding me for my lack of posts. Quite right too. He is setting a pace with his blogging exploits that some of us are…
By Peter Mandelson First, let me make something clear. In government what matters above all else is not what you say but what you do. That is why Gordon, Alistair and myself have been, with our colleagues, working around the clock to put in…
