Tony Blair stands down as Middle-East Peace Envoy

[scorza]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32905468

Heard this on the radio last night so I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been a thread about it. Anyways, I for one would like to thank Tony for his valuable contribution in this role - thanks to his efforts the middle-east has never been more peaceful and stable. I'm sure whoever paid his significant fees for performing the role will agree that it was money well spent.

 

[Diddums]

My sarcasm senses are tingling.

 

[Freakbro]

Yea, good job he did there....

You know, this thread has the potential for a completely unanimous agreement of opinion in GD....

 

[Tom0]

He would have made a wonderful banker.

 

[Cosimo]

So who is going to buy the drinks?

 

[Danthus]

It's a bit like Savile no longer raising money for children really.

 

[robgmun]

He would have made a wonderful banker.

I think you misspelled that last word....

 

[Orionaut]

<Spectre Meeting>

"Agent Blair has successfully completed his assigned mission and is now available for redeployment"

 

[Terminal_Boy]

He would have made a wonderful banker.

His head would look great on a spike.

 

[Hagar]

Now for EU president and then World domination, O great and mighty leader.

 

[Freefaller]

My sarcasm senses are tingling.

Mine blew up.

 

[doodah]

OTT and old but a tad apt don't you think ?

Spoiler

 

[robfosters]

Never has the phrase 'stealing a living' been more apt.

GD seems quite agreed that he is in fact, a minion of the antichrist.

He looks well sinister in that photo. I think it calls for a caption competition.

 

[glenimp617]

I used to think the Clintons were corrupt, but maybe they are the good guys and it's bush and his henchmen who are the real danger

 

[cheesyboy]

I used to think the Clintons were corrupt, but maybe they are the good guys and it's bush and his henchmen who are the real danger

This a serious post?

It's hardly an epiphany

 

[Christmas themed thank]

I never understood why Tony Blair was in the Labour Party. Still don't.

 

[stockhausen]

Curious timing:
o Labour lose election
o Miliband resigns
o Blairites crawl out of the cracks hoping to return to power
o Bliar announces that he is going to step down

Very, very odd.

 

[ElliorR]

Blair is reasonably unique as he transcends political allegiances in people's hatred for him.

 

[glenimp617]

I never understood why Tony Blair was in the Labour Party. Still don't.

He did a speech a while back (last year I think), think it's on youtube, I'll try and find it.

It's quite worrying, but basically he talks about changing the labour party (new labour) so the labour he was in isn't the one people knew from before if that makes sense.

one thing I have learnt over the years, and it's not a nice thought, is that it doesn't matter what job you have, you look after number one! which isn't great when you're a politician.

 

[a1ex2001]

I never understood why Tony Blair was in the Labour Party. Still don't.

Because it gave him the best chance of winning a general election at the time, he is a canny operator who manoeuvred himself into the right place at the right time and has done repeatedly. I really wouldn't rule him out of becoming a big wig in Europe he is slimy enough to fit right in.

Personally I can't stand the man but you have to admire his ability to avoid he blame and manipulate his way into something new.