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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 193 - Peter Mandelson

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

One of the most gifted politicians in British history reveals what life was like for him at the heart of new Labour - in good ways and bad. Blessed with a superhuman ability to be calm in any crisis, Peter Mandelson explains why he is the way he is. He also charts the changing fortunes of the Labour Party having helped transform Labour into a rampant political force at the height of new Labour. As much personal as it is political, this is a portrait of a unique talent. Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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0:00.0

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0:22.0

with 71 billion pounds of jobs and investment being brought to the UK's industrial towns.

0:28.0

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0:40.0

Hello and welcome to the political party. What an absolute treat you are in for.

0:59.0

This is a rare gem in deep Peter Mandelson, someone who was critical to the success of new labour

1:06.0

and was involved in that project in a long way.

1:09.0

In a way that even Tony Blair and Gordon Brown weren't because Mandelson was there working for Kinnec

1:15.0

as his head of communications, changing the Labour Party logo,

1:18.0

is then deeply involved in the Blair years and then comes back in the Brown years

1:22.0

and has that broad perspective and in a way that no one else does

1:26.0

and what really comes through on this is the temperament and the character

1:30.0

that Peter has that made him so uniquely placed to be not just a top level politician

1:37.0

but his political judgement, his ability to be so calm in a crisis is so rare.

1:45.0

Not just in this country but just in politics globally.

1:48.0

He has really a unique personality that allows him to give the best possible advice

1:55.0

in the middle of a crisis or any sort of political scenario.

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