Resignation is easy. Accountability isn't.
Peter Mandelson (Photo- CNN) The resignation of Peter Mandelson from the Labour Party and from the House of Lords, in the shadow of renewed scrutiny around Jeffrey Epstein , is significant - not because it closes a chapter, but because it underlines how unfit our political system is to deal with elite misconduct, reputational damage, and accountability. The media reaction has been as predictable as it was inevitable, with many gleefully inferring criminal guilt by association and extending that to the Prime Minister, who is of course associated with Mandelson. There should indeed be questions to be asked of Keir Starmer, what he knew and when, but there are also more pertinent questions about standards, judgment, and power. These demand answers that require more than a resignation and an apology. An unfit choice Irrespective of the Epstein revelations, Mandelson was a wholly unsuitable choice for any ambassadorial role. Diplomacy relies on credibility, restraint and the capacity ...
