As an older man, I feel for Peter Mandelson being caught short | Letter
Doug Maughan has rare sympathy for the disgraced former ambassador, who is facing a fine for urinating in a London street You report that the Royal Borough of Kensington and...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Doug Maughan has rare sympathy for the disgraced former ambassador, who is facing a fine for urinating in a London street You report that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea intends to fine Peter Mandelson for urinating in the street at 11pm one night last November (Peter Mandelson faces fixed-penalty notice for urinating in public, 10 April ). I’m no fan of Mr Mandelson, but on this occasion my sympathies are entirely with him. I am a year younger than him and, like many men of similar age, what used to be quaintly called my “waterworks” aren’t as robust as they used to be. Continue reading...