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Re:After seven years of Brexit talks, Europe has emerged as ... by ttepasse on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @07:50AM (#35068357)
Mandelson was nominated by the Government of the United Kingdom to be EU Commissioner, as part of the first Barroso Commission. Presumably the nominating HM Government is not accountable to the British Public.
Re:After seven years of Brexit talks, Europe has emerged as ... by lmm on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @03:59PM (#35074640)
If you put enough layers of indirection in then the accountability that theoretically exists becomes so weak as to be meaningless.