Is it ? To me, the blackest mark against Mandelson was his relationship with Epstein (which is was forced his resignation). UKSV was apparently (according to Robbins' letter) not particularly co… (View Post)

. Not cutting corners. Cutting the red tape, which in the case of UK nuclear is absurd. There's a reason our nuclear costs 4x what it does in S Korea. (View Post)

His letter is interesting. Security vetting apparently considered Mandelson a "borderline" case, and concluded that risks could be managed. Their judgment did not relate to anything Epstein… (View Post)

As subtle as a brick in going about it. Maybe that appeals to the Labour selectorate ? (View Post)

Damn, this is spot on, isn't it ? Trump's obsessive desire to reach any sort of deal and call it a victory is running headfirst into the islamofascist inability to take a win if it involves… (View Post)