http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6639945.stm
[quote-“The BBC”] Blair will stand down on 27 June
Tony Blair announces his resignation and reveals his final day as prime minister will be 27 June, saying it has been an “honour” to lead the “greatest nation on earth”. [/quote]
Nice to see there’s more than one ‘greatest nation on earth’. 
Wonder what our British friends think of this one.
It’s about bloody time.
The Daze of The Cheshire Cat are numbered.
Yet, who’s next?
Mr. Stainy?
It has been a while coming and is hardly any great surprise.
Looked so promising at the start - shame he tagged along on one of the biggest mistakes of modern history.
French cuffs?
I remember the sense of optimism in Scotland when he was voted in. People were dancing in the streets (I voted for George Galloway. One good reason why under 40’s shouldn’t be allowed to vote) of Glasgow.
Yes, he comes across as a royal twat, but I believe his intentions were good.
(Sorry grandfather, I know your Thatcherite buns are flipping in their grave.)
Goodbye, Tony, and fare thee well in retirement.
You were the right man for the job when you became PM, and performed very laudably in your first term.
I believe you’ve done a lot more good than harm during the past ten years, have left the economy in good shape, have heightened our international standing, and have been one of our better prime ministers during my lifetime.
What a pity that your legacy has been so badly tarnished by the grievous error of Iraq.
And though the time is right for you leave, I can’t help but have misgivings about your successor’s fitness for the job. This Brown fellow isn’t even a member of an Inn of Court, for goodness sake!
[quote=“Buttercup”]I remember the sense of optimism in Scotland when he was voted in. People were dancing in the streets (I voted for George Galloway. One good reason why under 40’s should be allowed to vote) of Glasgow.
Yes, he comes across as a royal twat, but I believe his intentions were good.
(Sorry grandfather, I know your Thatcherite buns are flipping in their grave.)[/quote]There was optimism in Leeds, too! Can’t remember whether I voted, but when I first heard he’d got in, I was happy. Then I saw him being enthroned or whatever they call it, and I didn’t feel so good. The way he slipped into being Prime Minister just seemed too easy – he had that big grin on his face and I didn’t trust him. That really cemented my dislike of politics. I believe the cliche about power corrupting is true. I agree that his intentions were good, as many politicians’ intentions are when they start out. But it didn’t take long for things to become politics as usual.
And on this day in 1940…another of Britains greatest PM’s took office…Sir Winston Churchill
At least he knows when to quit.
Oopsadaisy.
Another of Britain’s greatest PM’s? What, are you saying? That Blair is somehow a great PM, comparable to Winston Churchill?
The amount of damage to the the country and the the fact that he has single-handedly sucked the will to live out of most of the population ranks him somewhere beneath my shoe and above the pavement in my book.
Good riddance. I hope you trap your fingers in the door as the rest of the country slams it behind you on your way out.
And let’s welcome in Gordon Brown, an unexplained expanse of waste floating around in the cosmos. Perhaps he can actually finish Britain off where Blair couldn’t.
Another of Britain’s greatest PM’s? What, are you saying? That Blair is somehow a great PM, comparable to Winston Churchill?
The amount of damage to the the country and the the fact that he has single-handedly sucked the will to live out of most of the population ranks him somewhere beneath my shoe and above the pavement in my book.
Good riddance. I hope you trap your fingers in the door as the rest of the country slams it behind you on your way out.
And let’s welcome in Gordon Brown, an unexplained expanse of waste floating around in the cosmos. Perhaps he can actually finish Britain off where Blair couldn’t.[/quote]
Blair will be remembered for reinventing Labour and moving it back to the middle of the political spectrum. He will also be remembered for maintaining a strong relationship with the US.
In my opinion, Lady [or is it Baroness?]Thatcher started the tough economic reforms that really shook the UK, and Blair and “New Labour” just rode the waves (as Clinton took credit for the economic growth that Bush Sr’s policies helped jumpstart).
It’s refreshing that a lot of European electorates seem to be voting against ‘third way’ parties these days.
In any case, I do not see much of a difference between Brown and Cameron. Michael Foot and Maggie–there was a choice.
Another of Britain’s greatest PM’s? What, are you saying? That Blair is somehow a great PM, comparable to Winston Churchill?
The amount of damage to the the country and the the fact that he has single-handedly sucked the will to live out of most of the population ranks him somewhere beneath my shoe and above the pavement in my book.
Good riddance. I hope you trap your fingers in the door as the rest of the country slams it behind you on your way out.
And let’s welcome in Gordon Brown, an unexplained expanse of waste floating around in the cosmos. Perhaps he can actually finish Britain off where Blair couldn’t.[/quote]DM -
Actually I was cryptically equating Sir Winston with Mrs Thatcher.
IMO, when history looks back on Blair I think it will regard him with the same eye as it does the captain of the Titanic. Doomed to failure by something below the waterline. Blair has been cut-short at the knees by back-stabbers and political opportunists who have little regard for Britain itself.