It is amusing bit of irony the first scandal that brought down Peter Mandelson was not being entirely honest in a mortgage application. (View Post)

You're forgetting the Yank in charge of one of our major banks, Jes Staley, he suffered too. (View Post)

It reminds that old line from the far right in the 1970s about the Holocaust being a hoax but if it did happen well the Jews deserved it. (View Post)

It reminds of that line from Yes Minister. We haven't found any evidence of wrongdoing because we weren't looking. (View Post)

The issue this wasn't a typical hire, normally our man in Washington is a career diplomat who is constantly vetted from previous appointments. The closest example I can think of is Ed Llewellyn going… (View Post)