I agree. I think we should be focusing much more on Mandelson. Andrew was never at the centre of government in the way that Mandy was - he was just an embarrassment that they gave jobs to to keep him… (View Post)

Anything except a land invasion, which is the only thing that would work, at least in the short term. Just throwing a few bombs and missiles into Iran would be very unlikely to get regime change - it… (View Post)

It's perverse, because many Green policies, like rent controls and a minimum wage of £15/hour, would devastate the prospects of young adults in particular. The former would deprive them of housi… (View Post)

No, as he's using a different authority to impose them - not the International Emergency Economic Powers Act but Section 301 of the Trade Act 1974. So I imagine it'll be another year as the… (View Post)

I don't think Mandelson was particularly competent in his relatively brief times in government before he was forced to resign - certainly no strokes of genius spring to mind, and quite a few mis… (View Post)