Peter Sutherland: The legacy of a ‘true European’

From the creation of the Erasmus programme to the founding of the WTO, it is hard to single out Sutherland’s greatest achievement

The distinctive “dancing man” Guinness music began at the Goldman Sachs Christmas party in London. A light-footed Peter Sutherland skipped and twirled across the screen to the laughter of the assembled investment bankers.

It was classic ‘Suds’ – a man who was an intellectual heavy hitter, but also someone prepared to poke fun at himself. About ten years ago, I witnessed him again tearing up the dance floor at a wedding. He spoke ...