A brief history of Peter Mandelson
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andrewducker1998: Geoffrey Robinson loan affair
Peter Mandelson accepted a £373,000 unsecured interest-free loan from businessman and fellow minister Geoffrey Robinson to buy a house. He did not declare this loan or inform Prime Minister Tony Blair about it, or his permanent secretary. As the story emerged, he gave false and misleading statements to the Commons Committee.
This led to his resignation as Trade and Industry Secretary.
2001: The Hinduja passports affair
Peter Mandelson, then a government minister with responsibility for the Millennium Dome, denied any personal involvement in supporting successful UK passport applications made by Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, super-wealthy businessmen brothers, who had expressed an interest in contributing to the costs of the Dome after their initial passport applications had been refused.
Mandelson is revealed to have lied, and is forced to resign for misleading conduct.
2009-10: Epstein relationship
Peter Mandelson downplays and minimises his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in ways that were shown to be false around 2019-20, when press investigations revealed that he had had multiple meetings with Epstein, had stayed at his home, and had been introduced by Epstein to major figures in global finance. This relationship was shown to have continued after Epstein’s conviction.
2024: Keir Starmer appoints Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States.
2026: Keir Starmer expresses shock and outrage that Peter Mandelson lied to him.
Peter Mandelson accepted a £373,000 unsecured interest-free loan from businessman and fellow minister Geoffrey Robinson to buy a house. He did not declare this loan or inform Prime Minister Tony Blair about it, or his permanent secretary. As the story emerged, he gave false and misleading statements to the Commons Committee.
This led to his resignation as Trade and Industry Secretary.
2001: The Hinduja passports affair
Peter Mandelson, then a government minister with responsibility for the Millennium Dome, denied any personal involvement in supporting successful UK passport applications made by Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, super-wealthy businessmen brothers, who had expressed an interest in contributing to the costs of the Dome after their initial passport applications had been refused.
Mandelson is revealed to have lied, and is forced to resign for misleading conduct.
2009-10: Epstein relationship
Peter Mandelson downplays and minimises his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in ways that were shown to be false around 2019-20, when press investigations revealed that he had had multiple meetings with Epstein, had stayed at his home, and had been introduced by Epstein to major figures in global finance. This relationship was shown to have continued after Epstein’s conviction.
2024: Keir Starmer appoints Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States.
2026: Keir Starmer expresses shock and outrage that Peter Mandelson lied to him.
This Year 365 songs: January 5th & 6th
Feb. 6th, 2026 09:28 amjs_thrill Yesterday's song was "The Recognition Scene" and today's is "Third Snow Song"
The first song is titled after the scene in a tragedy where the protagonist sees that they are stuck in a tragedy. The tone of the song certainly works with that reference. The second song is about Darnielle experiencing actual* cold weather as someone who had grown up chiefly in warmer, sunnier parts of California.
Both songs are nice, but I don't have much to say about either.
*Those of us familiar with winter in places other than Portland, Oregon, may question whether this really constituted "actual cold weather"
The first song is titled after the scene in a tragedy where the protagonist sees that they are stuck in a tragedy. The tone of the song certainly works with that reference. The second song is about Darnielle experiencing actual* cold weather as someone who had grown up chiefly in warmer, sunnier parts of California.
Both songs are nice, but I don't have much to say about either.
*Those of us familiar with winter in places other than Portland, Oregon, may question whether this really constituted "actual cold weather"
In which there are monstrous turnips (what, you want more than that?!)
Feb. 6th, 2026 02:30 pmspiralsheepScience! Always read the notes. Scientists hide all the funny stuff in the notes. From page 40 of 67 pages of notes, bottom of a long note 27 for chapter 8:
"In 1849, through exchange, Higgins gave the Yorkshire Museum 'fossil fishes from Lyme Regis'. Annual Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1849, 20 (as well as donating a 'Turnip presenting a singular monstrosity of form' to the botany collections)."
Monstrous turnip! :D
Reading: on book 21. If anyone wants me to post a monthly list of my 4/5 and 5/5 books then please apply in writing to the management &c.
Friday Five:
( Q1-4. )
5. What does it take to make you happy?
The chain of tiny everyday pleasures: cozy bed, daylight, hot drinks that are absolutely perfect in their moment, truly soft comfy old clothes, whatever the plants are doing this week (e.g. mistletoe spheres high in bare branches), my birb neighbours (get out of my chimney you jackdaw b@$t@rd5! Note to self - get capping pot replaced), my human neighbours acknowledging each other but not intruding when in our shared spaces, the bus queue chats, &c.
Ecstatic joy is a wonderful bonus but I don't need it.
"In 1849, through exchange, Higgins gave the Yorkshire Museum 'fossil fishes from Lyme Regis'. Annual Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1849, 20 (as well as donating a 'Turnip presenting a singular monstrosity of form' to the botany collections)."
Monstrous turnip! :D
Reading: on book 21. If anyone wants me to post a monthly list of my 4/5 and 5/5 books then please apply in writing to the management &c.
Friday Five:
( Q1-4. )
5. What does it take to make you happy?
The chain of tiny everyday pleasures: cozy bed, daylight, hot drinks that are absolutely perfect in their moment, truly soft comfy old clothes, whatever the plants are doing this week (e.g. mistletoe spheres high in bare branches), my birb neighbours (get out of my chimney you jackdaw b@$t@rd5! Note to self - get capping pot replaced), my human neighbours acknowledging each other but not intruding when in our shared spaces, the bus queue chats, &c.
Ecstatic joy is a wonderful bonus but I don't need it.
WED Day 6
Feb. 6th, 2026 06:07 amsakanawordsCheck-in post for day 6!
Day 1:sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, shadaras,
Day 2:sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, shadaras,
Day 3:sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47,
Day 4:sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47,
Day 5:sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, brithistorian, sanguinity, carenejeans, goddess47, ashelterofpages,
Day 6:sylvanwitch, trobadora, badly_knitted, china_shop, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, goddess47,
Day 1:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, shadaras, Day 2:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, shadaras, Day 3:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, the_siobhan, brithistorian, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, Day 4:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, ysilme, goddess47, Day 5:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, luzula, badly_knitted, china_shop, brithistorian, sanguinity, carenejeans, goddess47, ashelterofpages,Day 6:
sylvanwitch, trobadora, badly_knitted, china_shop, sanguinity, cornerofmadness, carenejeans, goddess47,Absolute Green Lantern #10 - "Dig It Out"
Feb. 6th, 2026 05:56 amlaughing_tree posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
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We see that Hector Hammond's been successful at being Hector Hammond in a way that the regular universe version wasn't. If you go way back to the 60s, he started as this great sort of society man, and this great business person. Very quickly, all of that fell apart, because Hal Jordan found him out as the phony he was. And then the next time you see him, he's got a giant head, and, you know, that's his life now. So in some ways, our Hector's, like, more successful than the regular first one. We'll see if he manages to keep that up. -- Al Ewing
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Day 6: Fic - Kamen Rider Gotchard + Kamen Rider Girls Remix - Rinne/Nayuta
Feb. 6th, 2026 08:51 amlinky posting in halfamoonTitle: Snowed In
Fandom: Kamen Rider Gotchard + Kamen Rider Girls Remix
Pairing/Characters: Rinne/Nayuta
Rating: G
Word count: 200
Content Notes: Fluff, Snowed In
Author's note: Also for thetokufemslash prompt meme prompt of "Any: any/any - roadtrip/traveling" and my Fresh Femslash Salad Bar prompts "snowed in & 200 words"!
Summary: Rinne and Nayuta had plans for their trip, until they get snowed in.
Also on Ao3, or read below the cut:
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Fandom: Kamen Rider Gotchard + Kamen Rider Girls Remix
Pairing/Characters: Rinne/Nayuta
Rating: G
Word count: 200
Content Notes: Fluff, Snowed In
Author's note: Also for the
tokufemslash prompt meme prompt of "Any: any/any - roadtrip/traveling" and my Fresh Femslash Salad Bar prompts "snowed in & 200 words"!Summary: Rinne and Nayuta had plans for their trip, until they get snowed in.
Also on Ao3, or read below the cut:
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I am wearing red
Feb. 6th, 2026 08:22 amlauradi7dw
One doesn't have to be old to be affected by heart problems. These are the spokespeople for this year's campaign
https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart-disease-in-women/class-of-survivors