Thanks for this research. Mandelson is a strange figure. How has he wielded so much political power for so long with such blatant corruption ? It can not be explained by the usual ruling class nepotism and back scratching. He was directly responsible for the rise in local terror and power counterinsurgency gangs created here in Northern Ireland during the UK state’s Operation Banner (1969-2007) by deciding to give them huge amounts of state money ‘to transition’ to democratic peace. Still transitioning 26 years on, violently holding their communities hostage (mostly Loyalists), many were directly involved in inciting and running the recent English and N.I. racist led violent riots. These thugs flourishing could be seen as direct result of the paying them the Danegeld policies of The Dark Lord. Yet there is yet to be justice for their ongoing victims (reference the abduction of murder of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe) and as yet, no consequences for the likes of Mandelson and his all powerful mates. Perhaps this Northern Ireland Intelligence connection is key to his criminal impunity ? We will probably never know the truth of it all.
Thanks for this research. Mandelson is a strange figure. How has he wielded so much political power for so long with such blatant corruption ? It can not be explained by the usual ruling class nepotism and back scratching. He was directly responsible for the rise in local terror and power counterinsurgency gangs created here in Northern Ireland during the UK state’s Operation Banner (1969-2007) by deciding to give them huge amounts of state money ‘to transition’ to democratic peace. Still transitioning 26 years on, violently holding their communities hostage (mostly Loyalists), many were directly involved in inciting and running the recent English and N.I. racist led violent riots. These thugs flourishing could be seen as direct result of the paying them the Danegeld policies of The Dark Lord. Yet there is yet to be justice for their ongoing victims (reference the abduction of murder of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe) and as yet, no consequences for the likes of Mandelson and his all powerful mates. Perhaps this Northern Ireland Intelligence connection is key to his criminal impunity ? We will probably never know the truth of it all.
I confess that “In a section that was redacted but readable when pasted into a text editor” made me laugh out loud.
thanks - I must admit I particularly liked that one! Used to happen a lot but a while since had an FOI that badly redacted!