Comments on: Doha can wait

By: Mike A

Mike A — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:41:19 +0000

Brown is considered a bumbler by most people. Well meaning, but his ambition enabled Tony Blair to slither away to the USA, washing his hands as he went out the door and handed over to Brown. Brown needs to speak up about what he inherited. As for Mandelson, why hasnt there been an investigation into his expenses. The general suspicion is that he is naturally such a slimeball, an analysis would see him out of circulation for some time. Between Thatcher, Blair and Mandelson, aided by corrupt politicians and bankers, the country is ruined and will probably never recover. We have no manufacturing base, our financial industry is a joke around the world, all we seem to do is invest in property, both in the UK and overseas and hope that the Americans, Asians and other European countries will somehow lift us out of the bog we have created.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:31:47 +0000

The public has such a low expectation of politicians these days that their financial and personal exploits just elicit yawns. The politicians are just scroungers looking after themselves, and that is how they are perceived by the public. Blair and Mandelson are held in such disdain, that mention either name at any gathering of working class people and you would thing someone just walked in something rather smelly. The public perception is that all the politicians are lining their own pockets in the expectation that they will retire overseas asap with generous lump sums and pensions and leave the UK in the mire.

By: Gridlock

Gridlock — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:21:55 +0000

FYI, having links about 3 shades different from body text and using on-mouse-over underlining makes for an unreadable website.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:55:24 +0000

It’ll be interesting to see if Mandelson tries to return to the Commons; I presume he still wants to be prime minister (and this has just got more realistic) and you can’t realistically be PM in the Lords these days.

By: Bondwoman

Bondwoman — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:20:09 +0000

I don’t think Ashton will get trade. Won’t Barroso shift things around. She knows next to nothing about the EU. Even Richard Corbett MEP could think of nothing more constructive to say about her contribution to European politics than that “she is very ambiable”. Lovely.

By: P O'Neill

P O'Neill — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:45:37 +0000

No he resigned as MP. He has to be appointed to House of Lords to get back into Cabinet.

By: David Weman

David Weman — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:34:11 +0000

So Mandelson’s been an MP for four years while working as commissioner in Brussels? Isn’t that odd?