Peter Mandelson-some background
2008 July 13
The Financial Times has this piece by Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the life and times of Peter Mandelson, the often controversial British politician and EU Trade Commissioner, who has fallen out spectacularly with Nicholas Sarkozy.
Wheatcroft begins:-
When Michael Howard made his final parliamentary appearance as leader of the UK opposition, his last question for the prime minister was unexpected. He reminded Tony Blair that he had once said he would not have truly succeeded until he had taught Labour to love Peter Mandelson. Could he tell the house what progress had been made? Amid much laughter, Mr Blair replied with mock gravity: “A lot done and a lot left to do.”
A piece well worth reading.
