Thomas Heald: The Mandelson affair and the lessons it holds for Scotland

Thomas Heald: The Mandelson affair and the lessons it holds for Scotland

Councillor Thomas Heald is a Scottish Conservative councillor for Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Dunfermline and political advisor in the Scottish Parliament. The controversy surrounding Lord Mandelson matters not because of personality, however objectionable, but because it exposes a recurring flaw in modern politics: the belief that trust can be restored simply by changing the people in charge. T…