Claire McNabFeb 4

RE: https://masto.ai/@RobertJackson58585858/116011817398068285

This snippet from #GoreVidal quotes #MichaelFoot defending Peter #Mandelson on the grounds that Peter was the grandson of #HerbertMorrison, a huge figure in the #LabourParty in the 1930s and 1940s.

Is that why Labour not just tolerated #Mandelson, but turned a blind eye to his apparent corruption?

It's like a left-wing version of how snobbery opens doors for the aristocracy. Peter Mandelson was New Labour's aristocracy, a man whose exalted birth excused him from the normal rules.

Show threadDonald RoyMar 3, 2025
'Dominion' includes an intermediate category of people who accepted the original deal but became disillusioned later on and withdrew from public life - notably #lordhalifax and #herbertmorrison . Such distinctions and nuances may well be of contemporary relevance . There may well be 'true believers' who align with the MAGA agenda - #mauriceglasman seems an obvious case - as well as more pragmatic individuals .