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To Bring back Tony Blair As PM ?

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Swirlythingy2025 · 19/05/2025 09:37

basically His experience could be valuable in navigating the current complex geopolitical challenges especially at the moment.

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SomewhereinSuberbia · 19/05/2025 11:28

He was responsible for opening the doors to mass immigration and look how contentious that issue is now, and so he is the wrong choice for Prime Minister on that basis alone.

He also established the supreme court as being an unelected higher power than the Govenrnment which has given too much power to Islington lawyers. His instincts are for Globalism, unelected power and mass migration- all unpopular right now.

BundleBoogie · 19/05/2025 11:23

Hoplolly · 19/05/2025 10:46

I've never been wealthier in my life, than under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. I had MONEY. A real good salary. Actual disposable income. I earn far far more now but I have far less. I'm not saying I'd want them back in way, shape or fashion but they were the halcyon days for me.

That may have been something to do with a frantic level of public spending that ended up with Brown having to sell off our gold reserves at rock bottom prices, then there was the infamous note from the outgoing Treasury official Liam Byrne when Labour lost in 2010:

“Former UK Treasury official Liam Byrne left a note for his successor, David Laws, that read: "Dear chief secretary, I'm afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck!"

I’m glad you had a great time though. It’s taken us a while to pay it all off.

TimeForTeaAndToast · 19/05/2025 11:22

Apart from everything else people have said he brought in the dreadful Gender Recognition Act.
David Starkey is very good on everything Blair did wrong in undermining the authority of Parliament - lots of quangos and a Supreme Court.

BundleBoogie · 19/05/2025 11:12

MiloMinderbinder925 · 19/05/2025 09:43

He was found to have misled parliament (Chilcot). He lied to drag us into war which killed huge amounts of civilians and increased terror attacks in the UK including 7/7.

He can get to fuck.

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100% agree.

WhereIsMyJumper · 19/05/2025 11:12

Yeah fuck it, why not. Can’t be any worse than what we have now

EasternStandard · 19/05/2025 11:12

Badbadbunny · 19/05/2025 10:43

Finances were controlled by Brown. Blair had no interest in the domestic policies hence leaving the UK to Prescott and Brown, he was obsessed with posturing on the World stage.

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Sounds familiar.

baileys6904 · 19/05/2025 11:10

Think he's still a bit washing blood off his hands, to be fair...

luckylavender · 19/05/2025 11:08

Fallenoutthewardrobe · 19/05/2025 09:42

He’s incredibly frail now. If you look at how he aged being PM and how much energy and vitality it takes, he physically couldn’t do it now, regardless of your politics.

He's not 'incredibly frail' - he's just getting older.

Verv · 19/05/2025 11:05

I'd definitely prefer Blair to this current crop.
Or Thatcher, TBH.

HonoriaBulstrode · 19/05/2025 11:03

Leaving aside questions of his suitabiity, how exactly would you achieve that, op? Do you understand how our system of government works?

MarkingBad · 19/05/2025 10:48

Cash for honours

Blunkett speeding up visa for his lover resigned and brought back into government where he had to resign again over not declaring jobs out of office

Mandelson and his massive loan from a millionaire he was supposed to be investigating again brought back only to blot his copy book again with the Hinduja brothers

Anything to do with Iraq, Dr David Kelly, Middle East, USA, party funding, close links to big businesses through things like PFI.

And many many more

Starting to look like he either had no clue about people or was supportive of his mates behind the scenes and was so blinded by the opportunities he could personally gain by being everybody's yes man, he forgot he was running a country.

And Wendy Deng

Hoplolly · 19/05/2025 10:46

I've never been wealthier in my life, than under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. I had MONEY. A real good salary. Actual disposable income. I earn far far more now but I have far less. I'm not saying I'd want them back in way, shape or fashion but they were the halcyon days for me.

x2boys · 19/05/2025 10:44

TheCurious0range · 19/05/2025 10:41

Well checking that calculation has just made me feel ancient! Nearly thirty years ago......

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Doesn't it just I was in my 20,s and living my best life
I'm 51 now😫

Badbadbunny · 19/05/2025 10:43

Hoardasurass · 19/05/2025 10:37

Brown was Chancellor not pm for all of it if Blair didn't want any of it he could have sacked brown instead he stepped aside so brown could have a go as pm before the election brown lost

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Finances were controlled by Brown. Blair had no interest in the domestic policies hence leaving the UK to Prescott and Brown, he was obsessed with posturing on the World stage.

scalt · 19/05/2025 10:43

Fallenoutthewardrobe · 19/05/2025 09:42

He’s incredibly frail now. If you look at how he aged being PM and how much energy and vitality it takes, he physically couldn’t do it now, regardless of your politics.

Even with the best healthcare that money can buy? He made himself very, very rich.

He was elected just before I was old enough to vote. With his promises of the moon on a stick, and his slimy, self-serving ways from the word go (he was more subtle and cunning than Boris Johnson), he cemented my belief at a young age that no politician can be trusted.

luckylavender · 19/05/2025 10:42

@Badbadbunny - such rot. He is reason the global financial sector didn't completely collapse in 2008.

ArtTheClown · 19/05/2025 10:42

The man that destabilised the Middle East? No thanks.

MiloMinderbinder925 · 19/05/2025 10:41

luckylavender · 19/05/2025 10:39

I'm not a Blairite but some of these answers. The cold facts are than any British PM would have followed the US into that war - much as I abhorred it. Parliament all voted for it.
Blair did a lot of good as PM. We could do with someone like him.

Parliament voted for it because we were told that WMD were pointed at us and an imminent threat.

TheCurious0range · 19/05/2025 10:41

x2boys · 19/05/2025 09:44

Tbf,it was nearly 30 years ago he must be well into his 70,s now?

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Well checking that calculation has just made me feel ancient! Nearly thirty years ago......

WhySoManySocks · 19/05/2025 10:40

Yeah!! There aren’t enough wars currently going on, let’s invite him back so he can start another couple!

luckylavender · 19/05/2025 10:40

bigboykitty · 19/05/2025 10:00

Starmer is Blair on steroids, and look how that's going down...

Starmer is nothing like Blair

luckylavender · 19/05/2025 10:39

I'm not a Blairite but some of these answers. The cold facts are than any British PM would have followed the US into that war - much as I abhorred it. Parliament all voted for it.
Blair did a lot of good as PM. We could do with someone like him.

MissIonX · 19/05/2025 10:39

maybetaylor · 19/05/2025 10:26

No not Blair. Bring back Gordon!

I always thought Reid would have been a good PM from that cohort

MiloMinderbinder925 · 19/05/2025 10:39

Badbadbunny · 19/05/2025 10:28

Funniest thing I've read on here in ages. He was the cause of most of the financial problems we face today.

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Well that and a worldwide financial crash.

Zebedee999 · 19/05/2025 10:39

BinLordSeverustheMagnificent · 19/05/2025 10:30

Why?

Don’t get me wrong, politicians nowadays are pygmies compared to him and politicians in the past. However, you’re just trying to recapture the good old days, and going back never, ever works.

We should be trying to encourage todays bright people with vision to step up.

"The good old days" you mean Blair's illegal war killing 500,000 and endless unrest resulting in mass migration? No thanks, not my idea of good at all yet people still vote Labour despite their record.