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Tony Blair - A Journey

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Started by CS (Colin S) in Chit-Chat

Anyone else bought / considering about buying this book?
I bought it today as I’m extremely interrested some of the events which happened in the UK and further afield during Blair’s time in office, some of which he (and Bush) instigated.
I’ve only started reading the first chapter, but through reading the introduction, and some of the snippets that have been reported on BBC News, it doesn’t look like he holds back on some of the issues that he faced, such as Gordon Brown and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Some of you may hate him, for various reasons such as the two wars, although I actually quite liked the guy. Very charismatic and I feel that he kept Brown under control until he left. Interresting to read who politically different Tony and his dad were.

Posted on Wed, 1 September 2010 at 22:16

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mrs h wrote:

Don’t get me started!

I would take it with a pinch of salt if I were you.

Posted on Wed, 1 September 2010 at 22:33

#2

msd wrote:

That war criminal should be in a dock at The Hague

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 06:06

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Gav wrote:

Wouldn’t touch it with a shitty stick.

He seems to have quite a distorted view of reality - not a good quality in a PM

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 06:52

#4

dubbass (Just another company man) wrote:

As Andy said on the scopophobia dvd, just before the “Not in any name” song:

“Fuck Tony Blair”

At my place, he is one of the most hated persons, along with his best mate, George W. Bush.

Cheers Tony & George for making peace with the rest of the world.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 07:07

#5

Dermot wrote:

His skin has that shiny thing going on that psychopaths have. His eyes look nuts as well

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 07:48

#6

msd wrote:

His face reminds me of a grinning Death’s Head. The man’s evil as fuck.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 11:13

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Fiona (Fiona Lamont) wrote:

He makes my skin crawl - I wouldn’t waste my piss on him if he was on fire >:-<

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 11:37

#8

fatboy wrote:

Would I buy his book?

In a word, no; I wouldn’t even buy when its on sale at the local discount book shop in Swansea.

He went into No.10 with good intensions but he fucked that up, and don’t get me started on his pal Bush.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 11:45

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

I’ve got absolutely no time for any politician… Corrupt cunts the lot of them. :)

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 11:49

#10

man-fish (Sean McLastname) wrote:

He looks a bit like Mickey Mouse if Disney did an anti-drugs thing.

“Don’t smoke crack, Mickey!”

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 12:08

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smeghead (Anna) wrote:

He did some good stuff like the minimum wage & abolishing fox hunting. His government also made the education and health system better (although not perfect by a long shot) than the tories had left it. It’s just a shame that he buddied up to Bush. Unfortunately, that’s going to be his legacy. Plus the guy is delusional. He said on Andrew Marr last night that the majority of Britons supported the war in Iraq.
Will I buy the book?
Will I smeg.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 12:55

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CS (Colin S) wrote:

Is the Andrew Marr interview worth watching, Anna? As a skint student I don’t have a telly :( and have to iplayer / 4od everything!

I understand his unpopularity re. the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Is that the biggest reason that people have such a hatred for him or are there other reasons?

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:06

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Gav wrote:

Look at some of the decisions he made in office and look at the people paying him now.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/tony-blair/79 … c-eye.html

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:17

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Gav wrote:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/celebrity/article.html?in_article_id … age_id=181

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:19

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Gav wrote:

http://www.theflucase.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a … mp;lang=en

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:20

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

chr1s wrote:

Corrupt cunts the lot of them. :)

See what i mean?? :)

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:22 in reply to an earlier post

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Cuchulain wrote:

Bush’s lapdog.

His wife’s okay though.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 13:29

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buffalo-boy wrote:

Blair was a deluded tosspot but id be interested in the book, though i suspect like his political career, it will be full of spin to make himself look good and defend his - lets be honest- abysmal track record as PM. The Bush thing will (rightly) go down as a major gaff as will the war.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 14:08

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Alan wrote:

chr1s wrote:

I’ve got absolutely no time for any politician… Corrupt cunts the lot of them. :)

Gotta agree with that! Most who enter the office have already corrupted their way there. The very few to manage to get to that high level without being ‘got at’, and have the best of intentions, soon get the fuck out of there or simply surrender their morals and play the game.

Case in point being George Lee in Ireland - top economist who worked for the national broadcaster for years. Last year to decided to join one of the leading political parties with the aim of shaking everything up for the better. He left after 6 months when he realised that nobody gave a fuck, not even his own party.

I imagine Blair was similar, but didn’t have the balls to quit and instead simply went along with it, selling his soul and now forever being remembered as a war collaborator (to Bush’s war monger).

The status quo will always exist.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 14:15 in reply to an earlier post

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MisterHoppy wrote:

”The status quo will always exist.”

Too true, reminds me of a great quote:

”It doesn’t matter who you vote for the government get in (and fuck your country up)” (Salv Alessi, S*M*A*S*H & (ex) Carter USM bassist)

Politics is the art of people and control, it’ll always attract wankers.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 16:47

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TheSingularity101 (Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D) wrote:

The guy can talk I’ll give him that.

That which falls out of his mouth is like a ‘turd falling into my drink*’

*Bill Hicks.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 20:24

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mrs h wrote:

CS wrote:

Is that the biggest reason that people have such a hatred for him or are there other reasons?

Surely being responsible for the deaths of over 100,000 innocent people has to be the biggest possible reason? But seeing as you ask the fact that he pretended to be part of the labour party and then suddenly turned into a Tory when he got into power and shat all over the people that voted for him didn’t help.

On a more positive note, this is great (make sure to click on the links): http://www.blair-foundation.co.uk/

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 22:09 in reply to an earlier post

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Pip (Philip Kelly) wrote:

I personnally can’t stand him but buy the book if you want it Colin, I’m sure you’ll read just don’t believe everything that’s in, he’ll want to look good even when’s he’s not just like every rich egomanic that goes into politics.

Posted on Thu, 2 September 2010 at 22:33

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Gav wrote:

mrs h wrote:

Surely being responsible for the deaths of over 100,000 innocent people has to be the biggest possible reason? But seeing as you ask the fact that he pretended to be part of the labour party and then suddenly turned into a Tory when he got into power and shat all over the people that voted for him didn’t help.

On a more positive note, this is great (make sure to click on the links): http://www.blair-foundation.co.uk/

Civilian deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq have been reported to be somewhere in the region of 2,000,000

Posted on Fri, 3 September 2010 at 06:55 in reply to an earlier post

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smeghead (Anna) wrote:

CS wrote:

Is the Andrew Marr interview worth watching, Anna? As a skint student I don’t have a telly :( and have to iplayer / 4od everything!

I understand his unpopularity re. the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Is that the biggest reason that people have such a hatred for him or are there other reasons?

Watch it if you’re interested in politics but it’s nothing new, though. It made me shout stuff at the telly. They talk quite a lot about Iraq and then about Gordon Brown. It’s the same old Blair though; a mad grinning puppet.

I think Iraq and Afghanistan and his happiness to go against the UN and follow Bush are the main reasons. I also thought he fucked up the tuition fees business.

What worries me is who they will elect next to lead the Labour party. Another Tory-boy? Hope not, can’t cope with any more Condem as it is…

Posted on Fri, 3 September 2010 at 10:03 in reply to an earlier post

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Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Absolultely no interest in giving any money to money-grabber Blair, there’s something really quite dislikable about him, possibly the way he let us all down, possibly just the way he’s chased every penny going since he stepped down. Am sure from a certain perspective the book will be interesing but I’d rather have a library copy (yes, I know he gets something from the PLR even then). Have you thoguht about just standing in Waterstones and reading it?

Posted on Fri, 3 September 2010 at 14:45

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MisterHoppy wrote:

Loved Steve Bells’ IF strips about Blair, pure fuckin classic, i’ve got one that’s just one picture with Bush’s head open at the top with Tony popping out the top jack in the box style uttering the phrase: ”We have 45 minutes to save civillisation, don’t ask me how i know” . That sums Blair up for me. Totally worth checking the IF strips out if you can.

Posted on Fri, 3 September 2010 at 18:12

#28

MisterHoppy wrote:

and after a bit of searching here’s a link for it.

Posted on Fri, 3 September 2010 at 20:33

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KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

Just heard that he got eggs thrown at him (none hit him) by protesters near Grafton street at a book signing.

Posted on Sat, 4 September 2010 at 13:37

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mrs h wrote:

deadsetgav wrote:

Civilian deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq have been reported to be somewhere in the region of 2,000,000

Apologies, missed a zero!! You’re right, it’s supposed to be 1.3 million in Iraq. It’s beyond belief when you think of the outrage at Maggie over about 1000 deaths in the Falklands, and that was legal and we knew what we were fighting for! I’m not defending her, but Tony should have learned a lesson from that.

Posted on Sat, 4 September 2010 at 14:48 in reply to an earlier post

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