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Post by Madhatter on Dec 24, 2006 3:34:24 GMT
a lot of our prime ministers can be associated with a single event as defining their period in office.
For example, since 1940:
Churchill - WW2 Attlee - Welfare State Eden - Suez MacMillian - Nuclear deterrent? Wilson - Open University? Heath - Europe Callaghan - Winter of Discontent Thatcher - Reform (and others, no doubt) Major - ERM / Black Wednesday Blair - ??
what will be Blairs defining event?
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Post by Madhatter on Feb 5, 2007 3:16:32 GMT
Looks like he'll be defined quicker than he hoped if the public have their way... Most Britons want Blair to resign now -pollSunday February 4, 08:09 AM LONDON (Reuters) - Most Britons think Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down now, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday after a week of damaging headlines for the premier over an investigation into political funding.
Blair, who plans to resign later this year after more than a decade in power, was questioned by police for a second time last month about the case which has also seen some of his closest aides arrested.
Blair said in a speech to activists from his Labour Party on Saturday that he did not underestimate the scale of the problems facing his government. But he has said the cash-for-peerages probe will not force him to bring forward his departure date. The ICM poll published in the Sunday Express found 56 percent of those polled believed Blair should resign now. Even among those who termed themselves as Labour voters, 43 percent said Blair should leave his post immediately.
Blair has refused to name a date for stepping down but many politicians expect him to hand over to Chancellor Gordon Brown in July.
Police are investigating whether Labour and other parties recommended donors, or those giving loans, for state honours that come with seats in the unelected upper house of parliament.
Labour's top fundraiser and a Blair aide were arrested last month on suspicion of obstructing justice, leading opposition politicians to draw parallels with Watergate, the scandal that forced former U.S. President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974.
The affair has added another dent to the image of a government battered by the Iraq war, and the Conservatives now consistently lead Labour in opinion polls.
The ICM poll found that 66 percent of those interviewed believed Blair's Downing Street office had tried to cover up evidence regarding the investigation into political funding.
Of Labour supporters, 56 percent of those questioned shared the view that there had been an attempted cover-up.
In December, Blair became the first serving prime minister to be questioned by police in a criminal investigation.
Police have interviewed him both times as a witness, not a suspect. No one has been charged and all those questioned deny wrongdoing.
Conservative Party leader David Cameron was quoted by the Daily Telegraph on Saturday as saying Blair's government had passed a "tipping point" and was in a "state of paralysis".
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Post by drazil on Feb 10, 2007 14:06:37 GMT
Will Bliar be remembered for his £5m mortgages & the accompanying £20,000.00 month repayments ?
Or perhaps his 'whiter than white' honesty & integrity...or 'blame anyone else except me' culture !!
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Post by missy on Feb 10, 2007 14:30:16 GMT
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Post by missy on Feb 10, 2007 14:32:19 GMT
You can delete that if it's too rude MH...Ooooops lost control for a sec
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Post by Madhatter on Feb 10, 2007 15:03:06 GMT
LOl thats funny, don't think dp will agree though.
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Post by Blue(old account) on Feb 10, 2007 15:09:01 GMT
Missy, you're sense of humour is awesome!
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Post by missy on Feb 10, 2007 15:43:41 GMT
I'm sure he wouldn't, but hey it's MHO. And I'm we have plenty to differ on....however. I am so glad he smacked the guy voting to put up the costs for funerals. Or are my facts wrong on that one?
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Blue
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Moving on
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Post by Blue on Feb 10, 2007 18:01:19 GMT
I don't DO politics...so I'll keep my nose out of this one!
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