Mandelson's textiles U-turn

From the Guardian: Mandelson's textiles U-turn

Honestly! "Rationing"? When did clothes become one of life's essentials? And if we're talking about clothes from China, 1. they've probably been made by poorly paid, badly treated workers, and 2. they're probably more tat that we would do well to stop buying.

Who's been twisting Mandy's arm anyway?