Tony Blair is ....?

Question

keen to pin down 'his legacy', what, in your opinion, will his legacy be?

Answer 1

Honestly, and this is coming from an outsider (I'm an American who's worked in Britain on and off for the last 10 years), I think his legacy will be divided into two specific parts, and as time goes by they will both be appreciated for what they were (and were not).

When he was first elected, he was the youngest Prime Minister in British history and part of an exciting New Labour movement that was given a pretty clear mandate by the people to move the government from the more traditional, conservative, and overwhelmingly Cold War-driven stance and culture of the Thatcher (and Major) era. His understanding of politics and the modern sensibilities of the British people were recently dramatized (understanding that it was dramatized, but still represented what was happening in real life) in the film THE QUEEN. [In some ways, as the movie and history shows, he helped, of all things, the very un-modern institution of the monarchy stare itself in the mirror and choose to change or be swept away, which is a very unique role for a British prime minister...certainly something an American President will never have to deal with!]. He brought an energy to British poltics, and like his countepart, Bill Clinton (and his sometimes controversial, barrister first lady, Hillary), evoked strong passions and inspired countless young people to even remotely pay attention to politics and government, which, under Thatcher had seemed not to have a place for anyone under 40. His relationship with the wildly popular (around the globe, if not always at home) Bill Clinton was also good for Britain's image around the world as a progressive "new" state for the upcoming millenium.

And then Bill Clinton left (term limits in the U.S.), George W. Bush rose and the man who had seemed like a young, passionate European partner to a young, passionate American president, clearly transformed into an older, less relevant "establishment" politician who while still in bed with the U.S. was no longer a partner and an equal, but a little dog being led around on a leash by a perceived-cowboy with less than 1/2 the experience, charisma, vision, or intelligence Blair had clearly shown himself to have (whether you agreed with his positions or not). By tying himself to Bush as tightly or tighter than he did to his friend Bill Clinton, he humiliated Britain in front of the world because by extension, Britain looked like the only big country in the world not smart enough to see Bush and his misguided policies for what they were and Blair and Britain were seen as inexplicably "following" when, if anything, they were initiallly in a position to lead and counsel from a wisened and experienced position.

If Tony had left the stage when Bill did he would be remembered very differently for his vibrancy, innovation, and infurating charm and popularity with the masses of Britons (to the frustration of those who did not agree with him politically). Instead the second and last act of his PM-ship is marred horribly by Iraq, a less innovative approach to domestic governance, Iraq, his deteriorating relationship with his own party, Iraq, and Iraq.

Answer 2

There are a pair of similariies, they are both male,both married with children, both politicians and both proper ministers - and that is the position it stops. For a start up Winston Spencer Churchill turned right into a political candidate of conviction, Blair is a career flesh presser - he would not have an same experience for a difficulty that Churchill had or both confronted rat might want to not in any respect, ever have executed to this usa what he did with immigration! he's been an unmitigated disaster yet boy oh boy hasn't he lined his own wallet properly on the way at the same time as some thing else human beings taxpayers have lengthy gone from undesirable to worse! he's executed extra effective than the German military would have executed in the adventure that that they had were given right here - he's destroyed preparation, regulation and order, immigration, allowed Brown to fleece our pensions, allowed our utilities to be offered off to overseas organizations, allowed a proliferation of over a million jobs in the civil service - those are jobsworth jobs no longer authentic ones, you recognize the shape, everybody has a secretary and he or she needs a p.a. and her p.a. needs a p.a. - and on we bypass spending OUR money on ineffective, worthless jobs which upload no longer some thing to the country. very almost managed to ruin our farming marketplace, has overseen the closure of too many placed up places of artwork that are desperately mandatory contained in the geographical area. that is a ask your self Winston isn't turning out to be from his grave having this evaluation made and by technique of whom? Oh certain, Cherie revenues area qc, aka Cherie Blair - daughter of a philandering inebriated who couldn't act his way out of a paper bag and spouse of Tony Blair who will bypass down in heritage because the most ineffective proper Minister ever - might want to you employ her amenities depending on her intelligence? i does no longer!

Answer 3

Tony Blair is? A pinhead

Answer 4

His legacy ? to me he`s just a pontless tosser, married to a seriously ugly woman. I hear his next job will be shovelling the horse shat out of Bush`s stables. How appropriate.

Answer 5

The biggest lying S.O.B in British political history.

Answer 6

Totally changing the face and future of Britain with his immigration policy
2000 'English' people leaving every week says it all !!!!!

Answer 7

Irreversibly ruining the country

Answer 8

Exploring Bush's a** thoroughly

Answer 9

i do agree with the majority of answers but dosent matter if its labour libdem or conservative they all selling us down the river

Answer 10

going grey fast?