Tony Blair donates book cash to injured soldier charity

[physichull]

Good on him. A good gesture, whether out of guilt or not!

 

[semi-pro waster]

Well done to Mr Blair for donating the advance, whether you question the motives or not at least the money itself should be used to help those who need it.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Pft a meaningless gesture from an already rich and influential man who ruddy well sent our troops to those two places in the first place. Too late Blair.

 

[platypus]

You can't fault the guy for giving £4m to charity - whether you love him or hate him.

Yes, yes you can. £4m is not really a lot of money to him, and it will take an awful lot more to make up for what he's done.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Nice - that is £4 for every person he indirectly caused the death of.

 

[Fegruson]

Yes, yes you can. £4m is not really a lot of money to him, and it will take an awful lot more to make up for what he's done.

So what you're saying is it only takes money to make up for what he's done?

I'm not condoning or making excuses on his behalf, but it was the Americans that presented the evidence - we were foolish enough to believe it.

 

[Tefal]

Well we wouldn't of needed that charity if it wasn't for the decision he made?

of course we would have, troops serve in UN peacekeeping and other stuff too.

 

[Greenlizard0]

So what you're saying is it only takes money to make up for what he's done?

I'm not condoning or making excuses on his behalf, but it was the Americans that presented the evidence - we were foolish enough to believe it.

No, the previous government acted like Bush's puppy and 'chose' to believe it, even when most with their senses in this country figured it was all crap.

It was apparently British intelligence as well.

I think Platypus is saying a lot more than money.

 

[sanaxe1]

Yes, yes you can. £4m is not really a lot of money to him, and it will take an awful lot more to make up for what he's done.

Thats one third of his wealth so i would say it is a lot of money to him.

 

[Destination]

It was apparently British intelligence as well.

I've seen The Green Zone and I don't believe you

Charitable donations are always a good thing. It'll aid some folks who may or may not be getting their injuries as a result of his decisions to go to war.
Either way, someone will benefit.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Thats one third of his wealth so i would say it is a lot of money to him.

He gets paid £2-3m a year from Goldman Sachs alone. He advises other investment banks and gets paid tens to hundreds of thousands for speeches. His property portfolio was worth at least twice the amount donated while he was Prime Minister.

I doubt it is a third of his wealth.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Thats one third of his wealth so i would say it is a lot of money to him.

It's about a third of the money he has made since leaving office in 2007, that doesn't imply that is all the money he has.

However I'm not with the people who are scoffing at the gesture, whatever the motives and whatever he does in terms of claiming tax relief on it etc the money can be usefully be put into supporting injured soldiers. I don't care about the percentage of his wealth that it is, in absolute terms it's a large sum of money and as such ought to do some good - that for me is entirely separate to whether he should or should not be subject to any sanctions for his actions in various international conflicts.

 

[Rids]

Well done to him, a good gesture and the money will find its way to deserving people who have served this country well.

 

[Robert]

It's about a third of the money he has made since leaving office in 2007, that doesn't imply that is all the money he has.

However I'm not with the people who are scoffing at the gesture, whatever the motives and whatever he does in terms of claiming tax relief on it etc the money can be usefully be put into supporting injured soldiers. I don't care about the percentage of his wealth that it is, in absolute terms it's a large sum of money and as such ought to do some good - that for me is entirely separate to whether he should or should not be subject to any sanctions for his actions in various international conflicts.

I wholeheartedly agree!

 

[Fegruson]

It's about a third of the money he has made since leaving office in 2007, that doesn't imply that is all the money he has.

However I'm not with the people who are scoffing at the gesture, whatever the motives and whatever he does in terms of claiming tax relief on it etc the money can be usefully be put into supporting injured soldiers. I don't care about the percentage of his wealth that it is, in absolute terms it's a large sum of money and as such ought to do some good - that for me is entirely separate to whether he should or should not be subject to any sanctions for his actions in various international conflicts.

+1

 

[Glaucus]

Good for him, I don't think he has ever asked for forgiveness or said he was wrong in going to war.
Perhaps he just wants to support the army that he sent in.

 

[steve-h]

of course we would have, troops serve in UN peacekeeping and other stuff too.

anywhere on the same scale?

 

[arc@css]

With or without his involvement in Iraq we probably would have invaded anyway.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I find Tony Blair odious and have never like him but I can't fault a donation of 4m to a forces charity, whatever his motives are.

It's just a shame that he doesn't volunteer Cherie for a charity dunking.

4 million would be loose change.

 

[Davies_M]

I find Tony Blair odious and have never like him but I can't fault a donation of 4m to a forces charity, whatever his motives are.

It's just a shame that he doesn't volunteer Cherie for a charity dunking.

4 million would be loose change.

I'd prefer if she was used to search for IED's in Afghan...

Vile woman and her vile smile with her vile little hubby and possibly vile little children and all that.