http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/peter-mandelson Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:22:26 -0400 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:22:26 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1124/three-men-and-a-loan-the-fall-of-peter-mandelson By Chetan D. Sabnis - The Christmas of 1998 will be seen by political pundits in years to come as the first crisis to assail the ‘New Labour’ government of Tony Blair. I myself, remember sitting at home, having just returned from a short walk with the dog, to find that Geoffrey Robinson had resigned. The following day a similar series of domestic events proceeded the fall of Peter Mandelson. Within days Charlie Whelan had cleared his desk too. Sadly, my golden retriever failed to understand why I was riveted to the television and radio for the rest of the week. This was the greatest of presents... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1124/three-men-and-a-loan-the-fall-of-peter-mandelson