2006-07-22 05:57:33 · 12 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Am i tony blair ? lol- gd answer.
2006-07-22 06:03:44 · update #1
I actually think tony blair does have balls- look at it like this, hes the school nerd sucking up to the yr bully to try to get him to change his ways?
2006-07-22 06:10:04 · update #2
After so long in power, it's hard to imagine the UK without Blair.
Personally, I suspect his last ambition is to remain in power for literally one day longer than Margaret Thatcher, just to prove the point that (a) Labour can get a third term (b) A Labour PM can out-serve a Conservative PM and (c) He can keep Gordon Brown in number 11 almost indefinitely.
The funny part of it is, that much of Blair's success is built on Brown's work. "It's the economy, stupid" was Clinton's response to the question of what's most important. Gordon Brown has achieved the interesting distinction of what must by now be a record-breaking period of continual quarterly economy growth. He is surely breaking records for the longest-serving Chancellor, but also in terms of achievements, his place in the history books must be pretty safe by now.
For years, the voters only trusted the Conservative party with the economy. And yet, for past near-decade, Gordon Brown's delivered continual growth, even through periods when other G8 countries have had recession.
So, if the UK were without Blair, and Brown were to ascend to the premiership, who would run the economy? In so many ways, I want Gordon Brown to stay Chancellor - he's good at the job. If that means keeping Blair, and accepting that the guy in the top job gets to take tough decisions, then it seems reasonable.
There's something oddly re-assuring about the Blair-Brown partnership. Equally, for all his critics, there's a massive amount of great work been done by John Prescott in collaboration with Gordon Brown. Prior to 1997, it was basically unheard of for the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the exchequer to produce policy papers together and to publish initiatives for consultation on major reforms. And yet, Prescott and Brown have managed to produce several papers together, pushing areas such as housing for example up the political agenda.
The UK without Blair would seem a little wierd, at first. However, I suspect ultimately that his fate is sealed in the same way that Margaret Thatcher's was during the third term. Anyway who stays in the top job this long risks being out of touch with the electorate, being a little too confident in their own opinions and a little too reliant upon their inner circle. Ultimately, I suspect that a coup from within the left of his party will topple Blair.
2006-07-22 12:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, he's got balls... but it would be nice if he'd be a little less to the right and try socialism once in a while.
He might also like to try not cozying up to the US quite so much. Hands up how many British service personnel wanted to be in that little thing ol Dubya cooked up?
High taxes, fuel costs (anyone else notice the price creeping up again?) and yes it would be safer. Because can anyone see any other reason why Islamic terrorists would be bothering the UK? We'd have no fight with them if he hadn't commited us to following the US.
2006-07-22 07:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Beastie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK is full of bright people. Without Tony Blair, there ought to be a suitable replacement for him.
2006-07-22 06:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by DeathStar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the US would not have gone in alone, they have never made a success of war on their own, ever, even the war of Independence was won for them by the French and Spanish. Would it be less scary, NO, the yanks would be just as dangerous and Israel would still hate Arabs and be at war with them.
2006-07-22 08:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
life without Tony Blair,, now thats just fantasy, but ,a good one.
2006-07-22 06:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by India 55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who would have the balls he has ,I can think on no one ,
let him get on with his job, just tell him to get rid of that prick J P
and make Brown his deputy
2006-07-22 06:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Colin T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all....
infact it may be a cheaper place....
we pay more tax now than we did under Maggie...nobody saw that coming!
2006-07-22 05:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by The Drunken Fool 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that man deserves to be whipped - he has done nothing for the UK.
It would be a nicer place without him.
2006-07-22 06:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the least, we might even have peace.
2006-07-22 05:59:46 · answer #9 · answered by ₦âħí»€G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah - it might even be marginally less corrupt.
2006-07-22 05:59:43 · answer #10 · answered by Skymir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋