Peter Mandelson, already a resignation veteran, the architect of New Labour and of spin in British politics, and possibly the most despised politician of recent times, is returning to the cabinet.
Normally, I would attempt to formulate some sort of response of my own, beyond the obvious single word offering of “Gobsmacked”. But the Guardian’s on-line Labour-lovers are coming up with much more jaw-dropped, wide-eyed bemusement that I ever could, all in answer to a Mandelson eulogy by another despised spin-person, Derek Draper (yes, the guy who once boasted “There are 17 people who count in this government, and to say I am intimate with every one of them is the understatement of the century”).
Enjoy the thread here.
One slightly wierd side-note ... a commenter named Pinktaco sensibly asked how Mandelson, who is not a member of either house, could serve in a cabinet post. The comment was removed by the moderator.
Posted by Bill on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:08 | #
I’ve heard Brown is putting out feelers for Kevin Keegan - true.