It took a $9,000 Hermès bag and an email addressed to 'Sweetie' to do what years of rumors couldn't: topple Washington's most bulletproof lawyer. Kathryn Ruemmler's resignation from Goldman Sachs isn't just a personnel change; it's a crack in the establishment's armor.
It’s the end of an era, or perhaps just the end of the error. After a tumultuous six-month stint in Washington and a humiliating sacking, Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party today. But in Westminster, nobody believes the ghost has truly left the building.
