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Skills Strategy statement
Statement by: Lord Mandelson Venue: House of Lords My Lords, I would like to make a statement on our policies for skills and their role in our future economic growth. An active government approach to...
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A different Europe for a new economic era
In this speech Lord Mandelson argues that in the face of the challenges of globalisation, decarbonisation and economic recovery, Europe has a “leadership deficit” that needs to be filled. He argues...
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Building for tomorrow, the UK-India Relationship
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Event: The UK-India Business Council, London Your Excellency President Patil, your Royal Highness and distinguished guests, it’s an honour to be here with you today. I must...
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Manufacturing Strategy – One Year On
Speech by: Pat McFadden MP Venue: NESTA Introduction It’s a real pleasure to be here at NESTA today. This is an appropriate place to host such an event because this is an institution dedicated to...
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The Future of the Creative Industries
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Event: C&binet Forum Conference Venue: The Grove, Watford I’d like to make a couple of basic points today about the creative industries in Britain. First, I want to put...
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Podcast: Lord Davies at City of London dinner
Lord Mervyn Davies gives a wide-ranging speech drawing upon on his experience as a former banker and now Trade Minister. He argues that we need a joined-up global response to tackle a global recession....
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Nikkei BP Climate Change Symposium
Speech by: Lord Drayson Venue: Nikkei BP Climate Change Symposium, Tokyo CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good afternoon. It’s an honour for me to speak to you today. Climate change, I believe, is the defining...
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Society of Local Authority Chief Executives Annual Conference
Speech by: Rosie Winterton MP Venue: Brighton Centre, Brighton Introduction Good morning. It’s a pleasure to join you for the final day of your conference. This year your theme is ‘Challenging...
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Safer Colleges website launch
Speech by: David Lammy MP Venue: at Sir George Monoux Sixth Form College, Walthamstow PLEASE CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning everyone. I’d like to begin by thanking Kate Anderson for inviting me...
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Business Secretary Lord Mandelson’s Statement On Royal Mail Industrial Dispute
My Lords, I wish to make a statement about the decision of the Communication Workers Union to take national industrial action later this week. No one is in doubt about the damage such industrial action...
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Higher Ambitions
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: CBI HE Conference, London For UK plc, HE and FE are ‘capacity costs’ – they are the costs of being in business at all. The reality is that they are rising. Because we...
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The Northern Regeneration Summit
Speech by: Rosie Winterton MP Venue: City of Manchester stadium Introduction Thank you very much for inviting me today to what looks like an excellent conference. Having grown up on the other side of...
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Mandelson statement on Royal Mail
“I very much regret this decision by the CWU. Candidly, I think it is suicidal. Taking industrial action will not resolve this dispute. “It will only serve to drive more customers away from Royal Mail....
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European Venture Capital Association Forum – Berlin, 15 October 2009
Speech by: Lord Drayson Venue: European Venture Capital Association Forum, Berlin CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning. My agenda today: I want to offer a brief assessment of European VC markets,...
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Driving forward industrial activism in a global economy
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: New Industry New Jobs Conference, London Thank you all for coming. It’s great to see so many eminent faces. This is a conference that almost certainly wouldn’t have...
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Innovation Nation
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: Innovate09 for Growth conference, Business Design Centre, London Innovation, a bit like enterprise, is one of those things that trips very easily off a politician’s...
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Podcast: Japan and Britain in business: at a turning point?
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: Tokyo, Japan As always, I am glad to be back in Japan. I’ve always been an Asia-minded person but I am especially glad to have served as the UK Chair of the UK-Japan...
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Think Digital – Technology for Britain’s Future
Speech by: Stephen Timms MP Venue: BIS Conference Centre Thank you Steve. I’m delighted to be here and to be able to welcome all of you to the department, because what we are going to discuss this...
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Driving growth in Britain’s economy
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: British Retail Consortium Annual Dinner, London Introduction It is of course a serious time for Britain. Over the last two years, we’ve been through some of the...
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The Emerging World
Speech by: Lord Mandelson Venue: The Economist: Emerging Markets Summit 2009, London When I was EU Trade Commissioner my friend the then Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath always used to hate the term...
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