Tony Blair

[SueEllen]

It's that time of year again, Bliar crawls out from one of his 27 rocks to check whether the public still hate him as much as ever. This time he finds a vocal minority who would sell their grannies for a chance to stay in their beloved EU, and he just can't resist opening his gob. He has an audience again. Hallelujah.

He is still detested though.

[d000hg]

It's that time of year again, Bliar crawls out from one of his 27 rocks to check whether the public still hate him as much as ever. This time he finds a vocal minority who would sell their grannies for a chance to stay in their beloved EU, and he just can't resist opening his gob. He has an audience again. Hallelujah.

For whatever reason, TB remains quite well respected and well-liked. You shouldn't let your own bias trick you.

[xoggoth]

Can't be arsed to comment. This article in the Guardian says it all for me.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...lair-remainers

[BlueSharp]

He has more right then that cretin Farage ever did to speak out on the matter.

[SueEllen]

Can't be arsed to comment. This article in the Guardian says it all for me.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...lair-remainers

Mmm yet another British person who hates Blair.

[SueEllen]

He has more right then that cretin Farage ever did to speak out on the matter.

Farage is a currently elected politician.

Blair is an ex-PM who is detested by many people on all sides of the political spectrum.

[d000hg]

Farage is a currently elected politician. who is detested by many people on all sides of the political spectrum (and who as leader of his party couldn't even get elected as MP)

Blair is an ex-PM who is detested by many people on all sides of the political spectrum.

FTFY.

Also Farage wasn't elected as MEP. UKIP were and they chose him as one of their MEPs.

[SueEllen]

FTFY.

Also Farage wasn't elected as MEP. UKIP were and they chose him as one of their MEPs.

So both odious figures have as much right to speak about it as each other.

[NotAllThere]

Quite. Even worse, he is stinking RICH idiot. And a very dangerous man. in his life has he EVER made a decision that turned out well? i cannot think of one.

As mentioned earlier.

Yet he's a hero in Sierra Leone.

2002: Intervention that worked | The Economist
2010: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...onal-aid-blair
2015: Tony Blair in Africa: How the former prime minister went to war against Ebola, and won the adoration of Sierra Leone | The Independent

Well it was his government who sorted out their civil war.

Not so. According to Sir David Richards, who led the intervention, Sir Richards personally requested that Blair allow him to expand their remit. Blair decided to back the plan, despite little, if any, direct benefit to Britain or British interests. It certainly fits in with Blair's ideas that Britain should intervene when there's a strong moral case.

I don't like the man, never voted for him, and always thought him dangerous, but it is simply not the case that he never achieved anything good.

[Mordac]

For whatever reason, TB remains quite well respected and well-liked. You shouldn't let your own bias trick you.

Overseas, yes. Not so much here...