Hands interlocked, his face in solemn repose, Peter Mandelson stands deferentially behind China’s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. When taken in 2018, the picture drew little, if any, comment. Why would it? Lord Mandelson has, after all, made quite a habit of cosying up to authoritarian leaders. But now it has acquired new … Read more
Hands interlocked, his face in solemn repose, Peter Mandelson stands deferentially behind China’s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. When taken in 2018, the picture drew little, if any, comment. Why would it? Lord Mandelson has, after all, made quite a habit of cosying up to authoritarian leaders. But now it has acquired new … Read more
An influential London club packed with business and political heavyweights is taking legal action against a book which claims Beijing is grooming the British establishment. The 48 Group Club, which counts former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine among its founders, took down its website after ‘Hidden Hand’ was published, The Times reported. Stephen Perry, a … Read more
An influential London club packed with business and political heavyweights is taking legal action against a book which claims Beijing is grooming the British establishment. The 48 Group Club, which counts former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine among its founders, took down its website after ‘Hidden Hand’ was published, The Times reported. Stephen Perry, a … Read more
Some would say that it’s just not cricket — and hundreds of the 18,000 members of the MCC, which owns Lord’s cricket ground, might well be among them. That’s because of an extraordinary proposal which, I can disclose, is about to emerge from the home of cricket — to permit those with enough cash to jump … Read more
Wealthy children of Venezuela’s ruling elite spread the coronavirus at a drug-fuelled party on a Caribbean island, sparking anger in the impoverished country. Socialist president Nicolas Maduro admitted that ‘practically everyone at the party is testing positive’ after the virus spread on the Los Roques archipelago last month. Glamorous young people were seen revelling on … Read more