The Meaning of Peter Mandelson

Culture, Power, Politics » Podcast · Feb 17, 2026 · 1h 44m

Jem and Alan get deep into the historical significance of Peter Mandelson, his career and his recent fall. What has the Epstein case revealed about the ideology of our ruling elites? Why did Mandelson achieve the complicated status that he did, and was his reputation ever deserved? Why did Starmer and his advisors cling to this relic of the New Labour era? With him gone, is the long ’90s finally properly over? And would we literally rather be ruled by Darth Vader than by these people?

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