Terry Prone: Peter Mandelson abandons his principles for a  magnificent Trump back-pedal

In politics, principles are often temporary. Mandelson, RFK Jr, and others show how back-pedalling is a survival strategy

Peter Mandelson went on Fox News to to abandon his previous belief that Donald Trump poses a danger to the world.

No disrespect to the Chinese, who believe that this is the Year of the Snake. Actually, it’s the year of the back-pedal, most of it generated by America’s recycled president.

Take Britain’s new ambassador to Washington, one Peter Mandelson, a former minister in what was once called New Labour, mainly because guys like Mandelson were determined to re-brand the British Labour Party as something cool, groovy, and down with the kids.