Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[ricky2tricky4city]

The main thing that opened the door for Trump to become president twice was the ridiculously poor candidates put forward by the Democrats.

No it wasn't. The main thing was Trump mastering the online game and telling you all that he was gonna do for you. (...up until you put that little X on a piece of paper). Hook, line and sinker.

 

[johnola]

We're in the UK, I couldn't give a fudge about the clown Donald, I'm interested in how this country is run or not

So we HAD to deal with an Epstein associate in Trump. So why not send an Epstein associate of our own who would probably do a better job in that position than anyone else- it stinks but it might have been in the best interests of the U.K.

We need this guy in charge right now, the big decisions and international relations are highly principled and will benefit the country in the rapidly emerging middle power consensus led by Carney.

I’m not even a labour person although i admit i couldn’t vote for anyone else last time round and we had to get shot of an incompetent tory government.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

I'm not denying your scenario is viable, I'm just saying I don't beleive a word of it. There's no way he didn't know he was involved in Epsteins world.

They snuck him in. And got caught.

I said months ago (and yeah it's probably not the right route to go down, but hey) that I would appoint Mandelson in the American ambassador role because of his connections to Epstein, knowing Trump was neck deep in with Epstein as well.
If you appoint someone that you (Trump) knows knows stuff....it can be a restraint and controlling factor if you happen to be a narcissistic nasty piece of work..

If it blows up before Mandelson becomes a useful idiot...so be it. Sacrificial lamb, and all that.

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

No it wasn't. The main thing was Trump mastering the online game and telling you all that he was gonna do for you. (...up until you put that little X on a piece of paper). Hook, line and sinker.

I am not a US citizen

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

March was 2.5 weeks ago!
Pretty sure I've still got unread emails from March FFS!

These really are the kind of details the head of an organisation (IE the civil service) delegates and trusts is carried out properly and with good policy to underpin it.

The Cabinet office will have known about the FCDO action. They will have disagreed with it. But policy was followed.
The policy seems flawed.
The FCDO decision making seems flawed - although without seeing the evidence base for granting the developed vetting, we can't say for certain.

Nonsense in this case. Mandelson was an advisor to Starmer, someone he leaned on for advice to overthrown Momentum and take Labour back towards the centre and comtinue the "new Labour" project. Starmer and McSweeney wanted Mandelson in role. They'll have been all over this. It isn't plausible that Starmer and his close circle knew nothing of the sh*t that surrounded Mandelson and all the "i've lost my phone" BS is telling in this regard.

 

[monkeybarry]

Nonsense in this case. Mandelson was an advisor to Starmer, someone he leaned on for advice to overthrown Momentum and take Labour back towards the centre and comtinue the "new Labour" project. Starmer and McSweeney wanted Mandelson in role. They'll have been all over this. It isn't plausible that Starmer and his close circle knew nothing of the sh*t that surrounded Mandelson and all the "i've lost my phone" BS is telling in this regard.

I don't doubt any of that - such is current relationship with the US, that the things you mention become qualifications for the role.

But it doesn't address the question - was Starmer informed and Mandelson not passing Dev Vetting.
What you describe about is politics.
What is being discussed is Appointment to Public Office. They are different things.
It's worth educating yourself on the difference for the purposes of this conversation.

 

[Baleforce]

I'm not denying your scenario is viable, I'm just saying I don't beleive a word of it. There's no way he didn't know he was involved in Epsteins world.

They snuck him in. And got caught.

but pretty much every person that is known publicly in the US and UK was in that orbit too, thats what Epstein did, thats how he did what he did

 

[Baleforce]

I don't doubt any of that - such is current relationship with the US, that the things you mention become qualifications for the role.

But it doesn't address the question - was Starmer informed and Mandelson not passing Dev Vetting.
What you describe about is politics.
What is being discussed is Appointment to Public Office. They are different things.
It's worth educating yourself on the difference for the purposes of this conversation.

the response to the vetting given to the government would have been a simple pass or fail

these things dig deep and the details are surely kept confidential

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Saw a post yesterday from I think one of journalists who broke this story that Epstein wasn’t the issue. It was according to him Mandelson’s links to China that raised the red flags.