Blair Exit v The Press

Here are some interesting articles on Tony Blair.

UK Guardian, a very fair article on Tony Blair, bit left wing but then it is the Guardian, the UK's version of the New York Times, but worth a read by left and right. One issue that it is wrong, Europe, more water between us the better.

FT, also very critical of Tony Blair. The Reason Iraq.

The Economist, a very fair and balanced article. It will be interesting to read the papers tomorrow.

The Blogs on Tony Blair

Guido not that impressed with the speech. He is right the Party Speech was much better, perhaps our Tony should have gone then, time waits for no man.

Ian Dale's Diary, also very critical of the speech, called it very American, very true, perhaps a better way would have been to do a TV speech, oak room, Library, desk, in other words a British Speech not a West Wing Speech. I wish political folk would stop watching American political shows, we are the UK not the USA.

PM Exit - 27 June 2007

Tony Blair, Prime Minister
Courtesy of the White House
25/6/2006

Tony Blair today announced that he will be leaving 10 Downing Street on June 27th 2007. The Speech was good but it was the wrong time, it should have been delivered a few years ago. When you think of Tony Blair the one word that comes up is Iraq. It will take a few years for Tony Blair to be considered in the same league as Lady Thatcher. But Tony Blair is a good politician he if any one can turn the historical view around. This was not 1968 when LBJ left or 1974 when Nixon left.

Another Veto?

Its seems that the DEMOCRATIC Congress has to pander to its left wing base, the House is in the Process of developing another Bill that tries to place limits on the power of the President to run a War. The White House is making it clear that the President will use his Veto Power again. The President should start to make the deaths of troops the responsibility of the Congress after the money runs out, with great power comes great responsibility and if you pander to your base you have a great chance of helping the opposition win power, that is pure politics.

Tony Blair's Air Miles

The London Times reports that the Prime Minister will be travelling in his last few Weeks in Office, but it does not seem he will solve his greatest mess, and that is called Iraq. That will be one of the first problems faced by Gordon Brown. Iraq and Scotland, one has to wonder if Tony Blair in his heart of hearts is glad that he was pushed out in some respects, Gordon Brown will have to deal with the Civil War in Iraq and the political problems in Scotland.

The Edwardians - Miss Marie Lloyd, Queen of the Music Hall

This was a gem of a Drama, Jessie Wallace proved she was more than just a EastEnder actor, after a few minutes she was Marie Lloyd. One critic it could have been longer. It would have been interesting to show what happened with the development of Cinema to those that worked in the Music Hall.

10 Downing Street Press Briefing

The slow succession of Gordon Brown starts tomorrow. There will be a Cabinet Meeting at 9.am, it is reported that the PM will tell his Cabinet that he will be leaving once Labour has chosen a new leader.