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British journalist and television presenter, Ranvir Singh opens up the real truth while discussing the Mandelson scandal: “I’m afraid it taps into that very deep feeling, that the people we vote for are not the people who are running the country. The people we vote for are the front face, a shop window, but there are these unknown, unelected, highly paid, very influential people who are more powerful than the prime minister. We see the tip of the iceberg. We think we’ve got a democracy that’s open and fair. We don’t.” Well said. 🎯

At the height of last week's fuel price protests, a GoFundMe page was set up to by food and hot drinks for those who had brought parts of the country to a standstill. A week later the page has raised €150,000 - but what's going to happen to the money? jrnl.ie/7013354t




Ciaran Martin interesting on WATO. Says wrong to portray vetting system as pass/fail driving test. It's 'risk assessment' and officials are presented with a 'handling plan' for that risk. "The one thing you never do is tell ministers," he says, "or the system would collapse."










At a @CommonsForeign session in November 2025, I directly asked Sir Oliver Robbins whether the FCDO had a different view of who should be recommended for the posting of US Ambassador. His response? "It was clear that the Prime Minister wanted to make this appointment himself."