The appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the United States was presented as a calculated act of diplomatic pragmatism. In reality, it has come to symbolise something far more troubling: the extent to which British political decisions appear shaped—subtly, structurally, and at times disturbingly—by foreign power centres, particularly the gravitational pull of Washington … Continue reading For Those Blaming Starmer Over the Mandelson Affair You are Looking in the Wrong Place