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[Politics] Sir Tony Blair .................. ?



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Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
50,149
Faversham
Thanks, that made me smile.:) not really digging you out, more Blair. I just despise the man and much of what he did, and his wife, and Brown. I I don't object to anybody making serious money either, from any perspective. I'm not bitter that Blair made serious money, but I don't think it was right. I don't think NSC wants to hear my list of reasons, nor do I feel inclined to publish them. Suffice to say, when he was elected I rode the same crest of the wave of optimism as most of the UK regardless of political persuasion. I was very disappointed with both Blair and Brown and others during their years in office.

Fair enough.

(don't tell anyone but I was disappointed with Mr Tony too. I was hoping that over time he'd nudge the nation a bit to the left, but he seemed to waver, perhaps too concerned about upsetting the latterday Citizen Kane (old Rupe). Defensible, perhaps, and politics is the art of the possible, but it seemed a bit....cowardly to me. Even the argument that the nation was 'nicer' after his tenure is probably nothing to do with him and just part of societal evolution; we shall never know.)

All the best :thumbsup:
 






Biscuit

Native Creative
Jul 8, 2003
22,220
Brighton
Best PM of my lifetime by some distance. Huge achievements while in office and won three GE's - something Labour could only dream of today. Would be an entirely justifiable honour imo.

Makes the likes of Cameron, May and Johnson look like political lightweights by comparison.
 




Dick Swiveller

Well-known member
Sep 9, 2011
9,159
Egotistical ****, self centered and all about him. Just wanted his name to stand out in the history books. He and his gargoyle wife wanted to be the Posh and Becks of politics. Can't stand them.
His term in office was all about preparation for the lucrative speaking circuit deals he would get after it was all over.

Misogyny from someone in Australia. What were the chances?
 




drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,067
Burgess Hill
The left don't like Blair because he could see the compromises needed to get labour elected and the tories don't like him because he got labour elected!

As for Iraq, anyone that seriously thinks the tories wouldn't have done the same for the US are living in cloud cuckoo land.
 


amexer

Well-known member
Aug 8, 2011
6,211
I vote for potential PM and Blair got my vote for his charisma when first elected. First term was very good and would describe him as best Tory PM for a long time. Having won 2nd election unlucky to have to deal with Iraq because I was expecting him to move on bringing in more socialist policies. Public perception is important and in general lost it when people thought he was more interested in becoming world statesmen.
 


amexer

Well-known member
Aug 8, 2011
6,211
Best PM of my lifetime by some distance. Huge achievements while in office and won three GE's - something Labour could only dream of today. Would be an entirely justifiable honour imo.

Makes the likes of Cameron, May and Johnson look like political lightweights by comparison.

We will never know what Boris or May would have been like without Brexit or Covid. It has been a no win situation whatever party in government. It will be down to next government to arrange payment of billions of debt created by Covid
 




Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
23,367
Sussex by the Sea
Isle of Mull, that would have been nice!

Isle of Mull

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