Mandelson Files Offer Insight into Political Power and Influence
Recently released files from Peter Mandelson are being described as a potential manual for wielding and maintaining political power. While some view the 1,504 pages as insightful, others question their overall significance.
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Mandelson messages could form a manual in the dark arts of wielding power and keeping it
Files shed light on how the Labour grandee juggled patrons and supplicants using flattery, fury and contempt for three decades Political analysts have been frustrated by the mass redactions in the Mandelson files published on Monday: with so much obscured, many serious questions remain unanswered. But step aside from the vetting debate, and the files do shed light on another matter: how Peter Mandelson wields power, and how effectively he uses communication as a tool for maintaining it. Over ...
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