Tell that to the Indian government which will not let him out of the country. The problem, as so often, is the whole culture. My Birmingham constituents had no more chance of having their citizenship application treated in the Hinduja way than they had of Blair accepting an invitation to one of their parties. And, although, the Prime Minister was right to act decisively in the removal of Mandelson, he must take some responsibility for not changing the Whitehall view that to those who have much, more shall be given. It is hard for him to make the Home Office change its ways with so much rich men's money swilling about Labour.
New Labour is right to denounce old-fashioned socialism's antagonism to success.
But success is not a virtue. The least we can accept is that, after the election, the Labour will show some discretion in its choice of millionaires.