Mandelson

[SteveT]

Has anyone any idea how he has managed to get back in....again?

[david_carnell]

By being a rather good EU trade commissioner; and having good insight into the machinations of the global economy - which seombody was saying is quite important at the moment.

[Moos]

He did make a big mistake once and wouldn't resign - but then he got accused of something he didn't do, and resigned anyway. He's been in the wings for a while.

And it was worth it for the headlines: - I need you today, O Mandy..

[EDOldie]

He's Herbert Morrisons grandson, so a real part of old Labour depite his presentation as a moderniser. He's an opportunist. They can't live with him, can't live without him. Poor bustards.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Its Like A Midsummer Nights Dream....

Oh! Hang On! That was Mendolssohn!

Same Difference:))

[????]

It shows how out of touch GB and politicians are if they think this slimeball can make things better just because he's a sharp political operator,,

a) He's never done a proper job

b) He's where he is today because of who his family are and bugger all else (also see Milliband)

c) Even the political job's he's done he's been shit at

d) Puke

[SteveT]

He recently had some hospital procedure to remove something which was 'non-malignant',

the journalist doing the piece said, "it was the only thing about him that wasn't".

I thought it was very droll.

[Pagey]

Mandy's lost all his superpowers after he got rid of that Turkish type moustache

[SteveT]

According to private eye, when he gave up his euro job he gets 250k.

A deserving case?

[david_carnell]

Dunno really. Not sure what the salary is for running the world's largest free trade area but I suspect it's not even close to the respective private sector role - if you could find one that carried the same weight of responsibility and power.

I can think of far worse injustices in the world of pay packets than Mandelson.

[AllforNun]

Good move i say, loads of experience with all the BS artiste's over in Europe and Bremner does a brilliant impression. Well done Gordon keep turning over this new leaf. Cameron and Clegg may have to get some backbone and the odd policy soon if you keep this up.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Gorgi Osbourne spreads rumours of poisonous comments purring from Peter's lips about Gordy Brown and suddenley Gorgi is under heavy scrutiny from the Media himself,fighting for his Political Life after,purportedly seeking donations from the Russian Billionaire on a ship where one of the other significant people present was....Pierre Mandelson.....meow....

If your facilitating a donation then it is a criminal offence...

Et tu Brute?

[snorky]

PM is very very bright and VV competent

He may be a gratingly annyoing slimy charachter, but has more understanding of how the system works & how to get things done that than Eton & Oxford trained PR pisstain Cameron & his shitehawk baying rowing club chums that provide the EZ on the eye opposition

[RosieH]

yay for Snorky

I met Mandelson once - he was funny, lovely and not remotely slimy. Yay for Mandy. Double yay - it means I can sing along to my favourite Barry Manilow...

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Fettes & Oxford differ how much?

[EDOldie]

Am I alone in seeing a similarity?

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00041/peter_mandelson_41389t.jpg

http://stevejanke.com/archives/medium_child_catcher.jpg

[SteveT]

Is the one in the crooked old hat the straightest?

[snorky]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Fettes & Oxford differ how much?

PM was a grammar skoolboy IIRC

[snorky]

snorky Wrote:

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> Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> PM was a grammar skoolboy IIRC

He is of course a politician whatever, but A chum - who is an arrogant tory ( pseudo ) intellectual - was utterly blown away by PMs grasp of his brief & intellect when , I think, working under him at the DTI

Cameron is undoubtably bright, but is a PR man by trade

[HonaloochieB]

Well, as long as he chips in to the coffee fund (and Jean of course will make sure he does), doesn't get pissed up at lunchtime, come back and be 'inappropriate' with Mary, the young intern and buys his round of Friday night on the obligatory office drink up, I can't see what could possibly go wrong for PM in his new role.

[EDOldie]

Will PM ever be PM

[HonaloochieB]

EDOldie Wrote:

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> Will PM ever be PM

Pre Menstrual? Hardly. I really think you should have paid a bit more attention to his biography.

Still, I miss things too sometimes.

[EDOldie]

His? he's not god you know.

[HonaloochieB]

EDOldie Wrote:

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> His? he's not god you know.

Sssh, no one's told Him yet.

[EDOldie]

Someone did point out to me last night that if this crisis is all about poor Mortgage lending and dubious loans. Gordon Brown has made a very good appointment.