Blair Quits Project!!!

Published by Mez on 11 May, 2007 - 12:54

So the finally the time has come for Mr Blair to Step Down as PM and leave Downing street!!

It was announced that 27th June 2007 will be his last day as PM!

Who will take over as the next PM?

Nobody knows!!!

(Discuss) Biggrin

Submitted by Dave on 11 May, 2007 - 13:02

"Mez" wrote:
So the finally the time has come for Mr Blair to Step Down as PM and leave Downing street!!

It was announced that 27th June 2007 will be his last day as PM!

Who will take over as the next PM?

Nobody knows!!!

(Discuss) Biggrin

I was wondering when this would show up on the forum...

Well anyway I know who the next Prime Minister is going to be!!! And I think you'll all be pleasantly surprised that the next leader of your country will be...

Diddy.

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That's [i]Prime Minister[/i] Combs, homes.

Submitted by Mez on 11 May, 2007 - 13:03

Lol Blum 3

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Submitted by Mez on 11 May, 2007 - 13:10

well it has not been officially decided yet though! has it? :?

cause Mr Brown might have other contestants to compete with!!

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Submitted by Mez on 11 May, 2007 - 13:21

:shock:

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Submitted by Ya'qub on 11 May, 2007 - 14:30

Without getting overly political, I think everyone will learn to appreciate what Tony Blair did for [b]this [/b]country once David Cameron becomes PM.

Please note: I don't think anyone will ever appreciate what he has done to people abroad.

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Submitted by Mr Honey's Day Out on 11 May, 2007 - 14:49

I think the very opposite. While he has overseen a period of economic growth and been reasonably good for business, he is also responsible for a level of micromanagement that makes it increasingly difficult to escape debt, hampers education and health and makes public service something of a farce. His way with spin and statistics, such as redefining homelessness, is unforgivable. Our national debt is obscene. However, he has upped Britain's profile and appeal to the rest of the world.

If, as some big investors suggest, the economic growth is unsustainable and we are headed for a recession, Brown will surely get it, and if Cameron does win an election he will also suffer. David Cameron seems pretty straight. I like him. He will now be out of the limelight until sometime after Brown is anointed and then we will be better able to judge whether he is fit to govern.

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Submitted by Ya'qub on 11 May, 2007 - 16:42

One action sums up David Cameron perfectly:

He (very publicly) cycled to work with a bright red jacket on, smiling and waving and the paparazzi, to prove he does his 'bit' for the environment.

It was later discovered that he was followed to work by his driver, taking all his documents/files etc to his work in a large, petrol-guzzling car.

Concluson: All publicity and no substance

Plus: do you remember the state of public services ten years ago? You probably think it was some long-ago nightmare. Operation waiting times have plummeted: in 1997 283,866 people waited more than six months, but by March there were only 199. Also since then, children who able to read and add up at the age of 11 has risen from 59% to 79%.

Don't get me wrong, I think Blair is slimy and fake too, but I think too many people let Iraq cloud there memory of *some* good things that have happened.

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Submitted by Mr Honey's Day Out on 11 May, 2007 - 17:10

I don't buy the waiting times thing. A lot of people have been driven to go private and the way the lists are formed is very different. Many NHS clinics now won't specify a time more than a day or two in advance for fear of missing their waiting-list targets, so you have to keep trying your luck. I've worked in the NHS and despite the goodwill and professionalism of most staff I know the system is a shambles.

Personally I think Blair's biggest mistake with Iraq was chasing an international mandate for disarming Saddam instead of garnering domestic support for the straightforward and potentially successful operation of replacing him with an elected government and retaining a security presence. His case to the UN lacked credibility and wasn't much use. As an audience member suggested on Question Time the other night, it thoroughly undermined his track record for constructive intervention and left no room for intervening in Darfur.

I do think he's done a lot of good for Britain's profile, and he hasn't left the country in ruins.

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Submitted by Ya'qub on 11 May, 2007 - 17:17

"Mr Honey's Day Out" wrote:
I don't buy the waiting times thing.

good point about the reliability of official statisics. My a-level sociology teacher would be very proud of you (that isn't meant to be sarcastic, btw).

Still, It leaves me with a terrible dilemma at the next election, with noone being AT ALL worthy of my vote.

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Submitted by You on 11 May, 2007 - 18:27

They are both two fingers on the same hand. Two legs of the same body.

If one is a cancer...

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Submitted by Mr Honey's Day Out on 12 May, 2007 - 22:18

The comparison of individual politicians to cancerous growths isn't appropriate.

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