Is Tony Blair right in always doing what HE thinks is best for the country?

Question

It appears we are NOT to be given the promised referendum on the new EU Constitution.

Tony is expected to sign up to it next week.

We are being sold down the river yet again.

Any reasonable comments will be gratefully accepted.

Answer 1

You elected him to do what he thinks is right for your country.

Answer 2

We are been sold down the river by Blair. By stating that he is only doing what he thinks is right, he puts himself in a no lose situation. If a brain surgeon made a total ar-e of an operation, but said, well I did my best. These people are expected to be right, and they can commission advice. As far as the EU Constitution is concerned Blair KNOWS that the British public are against it, but he is going to go ahead anyway. I believe it is the same in other EU countries. This tells you all you need to know about Blair and the dictatorial EU. It is about what the British public want, not what Blair thinks is right. Remember, we do not elect politicians to give power away to a foreign entity. They don't have that authority, and no government can bind a successor government.

That means that 'jacg' first paragraph above, although normally correct, is dangerously incorrect on an issue involving the giving away of power, as I have stated above. They also promised a referendum in their manifesto

Answer 3

Tony Blair is our elected leader - the Labour Party forms the government because greater numbers of people supported it over other parties, he as leader of the Labour Party become Prime Minister. Under our system of democracy he is left to decide the way that he see fits what is best for the future of the country - thats the way the Westminster system works. If you want to vote in referendums often move to Switzerland or somewhere like that where they are built in to the democratic system

Answer 4

Tony Blair does not even do what he thinks is best for the country.Only what he thinks is best for his legacy.Desperate to be remembered he has pandered to every focus group you could shake a stick at.
the majority is treated with contempt ,as people who interfere with his palns to destroy our proud nation forever.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.When the next clown gets thrown out in 2 years time I just hope the electorate has the sense to vote BNP in a last ditch attempt to put right all that has gone so terrible.

Answer 5

That's what a Prime Minister is elected to do - what s/he thinks is in the country's best interests, not necessarily what is the popular choice.

Are there any links to reports that he is going to sign the EU Constitution? I haven't seen anything recently about this.

What do you think is so bad about the Constitution in any case that we can be sold down the river any more than we already have been when good old Maggie signed the Maastricht Treaty without so much as a by your leave and without any reference to her cabinet let alone the public?

This Constitution is about how the EU institutions themselves are run and about each country's voting rights; the introduction of an EU Foreign Minister (we already have other similar roles run from Brussels thanks to Maastricht) and provides member states with a easier exit route from the EU than they ever had before. It's not about losing our defence and intelligence services, the pound or anything else. It's about making an organisation which started out as being only 6 work efficiently now it's 27 members. It can't carry on as it is without stagnating.

European law already affects us all, all day, every day. Everything you buy is subject to EU law; when you drive, especially HGV drivers; when you fly on holiday; your pension; your employment rights; redevelopment of urban areas; education; family law - every law in the UK must take account of European law in every instance and where there is conflict, EU law supercedes national law in every case. This is nothing to do with the Constitution.

Either we are in Europe or we're not and to my mind it is better to be on the inside looking out than the outside looking in.

Answer 6

You do not have the right to a constitution. You live in the UK under a representative democracy... He was voted to make decisions like this, it is his job, and surely he has more information on the pros and cons of joining this EU constitution than you.... he can therefore make a well informed decision on what is right for the country.

Answer 7

He's doing his bit for the New World Order as will the Tories -- if you believe anything else just wait and see.
Next stop Iran!

Answer 8

Yes, if you believe in Parliamentary Democracy but I think it should be known as Parliamentary Dictatorship. The political party elects their leader who automatically becomes P.M. if his party has a majority in an election. He then appoints a cabinet of 'yes' men who do as they are told. The footsoldier mps also do as they are told or they will not be selected in the next election. Is this Democracy?
No matter what kind of mess they make, when bombed out at the next election, they are in clover for the rest of their lives and we poor fools are left with the consequences

Answer 9

Fortunately I believe there is still the clause that says that "no government shall be bound by a decision made by its predecessor", so that when sanity returns to this country ,we( the British people) can begin to make good the damage done over the last ten years.

Answer 10

Same basic problem in the U.S.. You listen to their debates. Why? Do you want them to do "Your" will or would you rather they do what they believe is right? The best one can hope for is a meeting in the middle. You must think objectively, not subjectively.

Answer 11

Tony Blair never does what he thinks is right for the Nation only whats right for Tony and his pals!