tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post2935616354826001465..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Book Review: Peter Mandelson's The Third ManIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39959866137417448282010-10-27T03:34:58.515+01:002010-10-27T03:34:58.515+01:00The title The Third Man also alludes to eastern Eu...The title The Third Man also alludes to eastern European connections.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90138712822840717782010-10-27T02:13:17.424+01:002010-10-27T02:13:17.424+01:00Iain's toleration of human failing such as the...Iain's toleration of human failing such as the vanity of Mandelson, which is off the scale, is equally immeasurable.<br /><br />I would not want to read any book that even mentions Tony Blair and Gordon Brown until at least fifty years have passed, by which time I will be safely out of time. Their faces and names bring on a feeling of instant sickness, brought on by endless years of suppressed rage.<br /><br />One thing I never forgive is being lied to. Being lied to every day of my life for a decade is as great a mental torture as any human could devise. Mandelson was and is the very equal of this pair in his capacity to know or express the truth.<br /><br />Please burn the book, and get rid of these peoples'faces from our memories. It would add years to my life expectancy, if you did. The stench of a society rotting from their works still invades our nostrils. It will take years for it to clear. Take pity of those of us who suffer. Get rid of these dysfunctional people and their endless vanities and perversions.Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6819891368648237142010-10-26T16:41:46.333+01:002010-10-26T16:41:46.333+01:00I'd rather get the Irish edition - The Turd Ma...I'd rather get the Irish edition - The Turd Man ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55505609990888503302010-10-26T16:24:50.762+01:002010-10-26T16:24:50.762+01:00OK so we don't get to hear about his personal ...OK so we don't get to hear about his personal life, but is there any real information about his complex and secretive business activities? What about his relationships with sundry Russians and EU officials?<br /><br />What's particularly revealing about this book is that which he has chosen not to discuss or even mention. This kind of 'Honesty' is - true to character - smoke and mirrors, mere persiflage. It'll take a decent researcher to uncover the actualités - and Mandelson would fight that all the way.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.com