[Politics] Brexit

nicko31 said:

A warning to May ref Trump. If you get into the special relationship with the US and it goes wrong, you will be never forgiven.

Frankly, I never voted for Blair, but the hatred towards him does seem disproportionate. He won 3 general elections, though you would never have thought it

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bashlsdir said:

My brother in law is an electrician, he said the standard of work is appalling and wonders how some of them get on site in the first place. We know why, they are cheaper.

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Sussexscots said:

Blair is a walking talking scandal. Up to his knees in cash shamelessly garnered on the back of his term in office and more recently, 'consulting' to shady regimes that are completely at odds with what the Labour Party stands for - or at least what it once stood for.

I doubt Brexit could have wheeled out a more compelling example of the snout in trough, gravy train riding and rampant cronyism of the EU political class than him.

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Soulman said:

Yep, his 2m a year from J.P Morgan Bank ( obviously war put money their way) is nothing to be sniffed at.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

I always knew I liked Tony Blair

Good speech, a call to arms. I hope it is taken up

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Giraffe said:

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson added: "I urge the British people to rise up and turn off the TV next time Blair comes on with his condescending campaign."

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Soulman said:

I am also an electrician, and can second the opinion.

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kalimantan gull said:

i always knew i liked tony blair

good speech, a call to arms. I hope it is taken up

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Neville's Breakfast said:

Yup, his argument is that the British people should have the right to change their minds
as the referendum was simply a snapshot of views at one time. Sounds reasonable but what if they change their minds again a couple of years later ? Is he proposing rolling referendums or perhaps he just want to keep holding them until he gets his result ? It's also odd that he didn't consult the people whilst he was in power.
There seemed actually to be a rather sinister undertone to his comment that 'you could do it in different ways.' Sounded to me like he believes he could judge public opinion to have changed using different methods than a vote.

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Raleigh Chopper said:

Well firstly I would not do a single thing that cretin told me to do, in fact I would do the exact opposite.
And secondly it makes my piss boil that remain voters are not allowed to say what they think without being shot down and called childish names like remoaners.
But it's ok for Johnson and Duncan Smith to shoot him down, Blair has a valid point but as soon as someone stands up with an opinion on the result leave voters are all over it like kids.
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bashlsdir said:

My brother in law is an electrician, he said the standard of work is appalling and wonders how some of them get on site in the first place. We know why, they are cheaper.

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Lincoln Imp said:

Happy to answer any question on that subject you want to ask.

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Pretty pink fairy said:

hope is all you've got
regards
DR

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Lincoln Imp said:

To practical issues.

Off to Barnsley shortly and it’s important to get the preparations right. The locals are just as intelligent as everyone else but the stats show that they are a bit less healthy, a bit less happy, a bit more unemployed and a bit less educated than average. They’ve attracted a disproportionate amount of EU investment but have a fraction of the average number of immigrants from other EU countries. Immigration is not an issue - over 96% of residents are UK-born.

The problem is that they appear to love UKIP and hate the EU so much that South Yorkshire police had to tell Remain supporters to stop campaigning before the referendum - the levels of threatened and actual violence against them meant that they couldn’t guarantee their safety.

I’ve bought some tiny St George’s flags to stick over the ‘vile’ EU symbol on the number plate and I’ll avoid having any Albion branding about my person - it might reveal that I come from one of Britain’s strongly Remain-supporting and pro-European cities. I’ve perfected my Lincolnshire accent in case I have to speak in public. Someone gave me a ‘Make America Great Again’ bumper sticker. Would that help?

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Biscuit said:

Excellent speech today by someone who knows what it takes to lead a country. Compare his delivery to that of Corbyn and you can see why Labour are screwed come the next election,

Those who can't/won't get over his foreign policy mistakes can rant and rave all they like. Domestically, Blair was a fine PM and if you just knee jerk to 'war criminal' every time you see him rather than debate like adults the substance of his stance then more fool you,

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Biscuit said:

Excellent speech today by someone who knows what it takes to lead a country. Compare his delivery to that of Corbyn and you can see why Labour are screwed come the next election,

Those who can't/won't get over his foreign policy mistakes can rant and rave all they like. Domestically, Blair was a fine PM and if you just knee jerk to 'war criminal' every time you see him rather than debate like adults the substance of his stance then more fool you,

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Soulman said:

Even the local paper boy has a better delivery than Corbyn.
Blair is a nasty piece of work, apart from what we know he put out policies that he knew his wife could go up against in court and make shed loads of cash for Blair PLC.

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Biscuit said:

Knows how to win an election though, and domestically was a successful Prime Minister. If he's made money since leaving office then that's fine with me. The Prime Ministers salary is low considering the weight of responsibility - I wouldn't want the job!

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