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Originally posted by Clippy View PostIt's blood money, so I'm out.
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Stephen Fry's take on it:
Good to see Hurricane Katrina is dedicating the proceeds of her autobiography to the people of New Orleans
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Originally posted by k2p2 View Post
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Originally posted by AtW View PostYes it can be when doing so allows person escape with really bad decisions made, effectively he buys his way out.
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Well I happen to think that is it a very worthwhile gesture. It does not absolve him of any blame he may shoulder for going to war (assuming you believe the decision to have been wrong of course, which not everyone does!), but I very much doubt he imagines it will anyway.
Giving large sums of money to a good cause can never be a bad thing, despite what the anti-warinistas would try and have us believe.
On a Report Card littered with "must do betters", this at least gets him Pass marks.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostTBH one of my insistent daydreams is having Tony Blair in a headlock and repeatedly punching his smarmy face.
Does that make me a bad person? Will I go to hell?
But you will get one millenium off for good behaviour for every blow landed whilst having him in a headhunt. sorry, headlock.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postjust think about what he could have done when he was in power. He could have made a real difference, I am not talking about the wars, but the terms and conditions, living quarters etc
and the gurkhas.
Instead we got a ban on fckng fox hunting
Does that make me a bad person? Will I go to hell?
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostReally? Wouldn't profits otherwise go to his company?
Also, he said ALL royalties would go to the Legion as well, not just this first advance. I'd imagine this would end up a whole stack of money.
Not to mention, so what if he earned 10X that (although the news said 6X) in the last, what, 4 years? I don't imagine many with a 5-year warchest here saying "I don't need the money, I'll give £50k away". Its still a lot of money and a lot of his TIME which is probably far more relevant.
and the gurkhas.
Instead we got a ban on fckng fox hunting
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostAfter tax it would only have been 2 million to Blair, maximum, and he's earned ten times that since he stood down as PM.
Also, he said ALL royalties would go to the Legion as well, not just this first advance. I'd imagine this would end up a whole stack of money.
Not to mention, so what if he earned 10X that (although the news said 6X) in the last, what, 4 years? I don't imagine many with a 5-year warchest here saying "I don't need the money, I'll give £50k away". Its still a lot of money and a lot of his TIME which is probably far more relevant.
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