Ah, Mr Robinson...
Ex general manager of Jaguar cars and they cried when he left. He was very popular. He was also chairman of the Italian company Innocenti in the early 70s and involved with the Meriden motorcycle co-operative. He was involved with Trans-Tec an aerospace company (read big profits) which he founded in the 80s.
Robinson apparently lent Mandelson money but Mandelson failed to declare it and it caused a bit of a rumpus.
I understand that he was (is?) a member of the local football club board and allegedly lost quite a lot of money with them.
I can't say I've ever met him, but did see him once in the distance when he was canvassing around my area. (They've since redrawn the boundaries).
How someone can represent an area they don't live in is beyond me and I think it ought be made illegal.
I see him as a champagne socialist and suspect he is repeatedly selected for this 'safe seat' because of his financials, and connections. There are a lot of inconsistencies in his past that I can only put down to having the right connections. (For example, he's held a financial role in Jaguar when he has no financial qualifications)
How his fortune was amassed.... well, I believe he was bequeathed that by a Belgian millionairess who (depending on the source you read) was a former model.
As you can see from here link he's been a busy businessman outside of politics
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