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May 01, 2006
Monday
 
 
Enough is enough
Alex Singleton (London)  European Union

Peter Mandelson has been an unmitigated disaster. Sign the petition to get him recalled.

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I'm no supporter of Mandy, but isn't there a risk that he would only be replaced by yet another failed minister - a few current names in the news come to mind.
Out with the lot of them!


Posted by Freeman at May 1, 2006 12:45 PM

Why give them encouragement by acting and speaking as though the EU was a legitimate government from which people could be "recalled"?

I for one don't give a stuff who's in Mandelson's position, whatever it is, because it's not real anyway.


Posted by Verity at May 1, 2006 12:56 PM

Verity's right. This would be implicitly to endorse the 'legitimacy' of the Commission.

Let them instead conclude, as they always do when voter turnout is low, that not signing the petition is because we are all so satisfied with everything: I want to see the looks on their faces when the mob finally turns its attention to their failure rate (and its close correlation to the rate at which promises are made).


Posted by Edward Lud at May 1, 2006 02:16 PM

We are better off with him in Brussels,BTW what is the Mandelson position? Anything like the Presco knee trembler?


Posted by Ron Brick at May 1, 2006 06:43 PM

I think that his position is an incredibly important one. He's the one of the biggest figures in the struggle over whether Doha will succeed. I'm not sure that he'd be replaced by anyone better, though.

I'll sign, because I trust that the Globalisation institute is better informed on EU politics than I am, and I'm certainly not a fan of his performance. I'll not be surprised if any replacement for Mandleson was even worse, though. My suspicion is that this has the most hope of being effective as a stick to beat him with, without going so far as causing him to lose his job. I can see that being a good thing.


Posted by James of England at May 1, 2006 07:47 PM

As if it'll make any difference... I thought the whole point of Mandy being a commissioner was so he wouldn't have to face the people as it were?

Its not like he'd ever survive as a minister here is it.


Posted by The Last Toryboy at May 1, 2006 11:27 PM

James of England says: My suspicion is that this has the most hope of being effective as a stick to beat him with, without going so far as causing him to lose his job.

You don't want Mandelson to lose his "job"? Wha'?


Posted by Verity at May 1, 2006 11:32 PM

Who knows he could be replaced by Prescott? Wait a second that might be a good idea...


Posted by Andrew Ian Dodge at May 4, 2006 12:25 PM
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