‘Global politics had been turned upside down’ by Trump’s tariff war, and British capitalism desperately needed ‘outstanding, singular talents’ and Mandelson fitted the bill exactly. The cry now from Labour MPs is that Starmer lacks ‘political judgement’ or is controlled by the former Blairites he has surrounded himself with. The TUC leadership are desperate to prop up this collapsing Labour government and to try to hold the working class back from bringing it down. This support for Starmer’s government must be ended, and not just Starmer sacked but the Labour government must be brought down and replaced with a Workers’ Government. Resolve the crisis of capitalism by going forward to the British Socialist Revolution.