Following Tony Blair's 'logic', this is what should have happened when he was elected in 1997. The losers in the general election should have demanded another vote until voters 'get it right', when of course no more voting would be allowed. What a pity we did not do that to the man who inherited the best economy the UK had in a century and who then proceeded to make the country bankrupt - while stuffing his own pockets.
Sorry if this is blunt, but the dishonesty and deviousness of the man is shocking. I guess he still aches to lead the EU, and is so full of himself that he cannot see they will never consider him.

David Fuller's view

"Blunt", yes but I am glad you said it and I think many subscribers will agree with you.

The build-up to Blair was also depressing because the Conservatives had lost their way. After forcing out Margaret Thatcher - the best Prime Minister I have ever seen - the Tories were divided and had a weak government led by John Major who unwisely joined the EU's Exchange Rate Mechanism. 

In 1997 Labour's Tony Blair appealed as a fresh-face and politically middle-of-the-road candidate. Following 9/11 in 2001, he became much closer to George W Bush (perhaps to escape from power-hungry Gordon "big clunking fist" Brown?). When Blair was eventually pushed aside by Brown in mid-2007, the new Prime Minister opened the financial taps even wider, encouraging more leveraged borrowing and a bigger house price bubble, heading into the Crash of 2008.

Let’s hope those mistakes are not repeated in the next few years.   

"Blunt", yes but I am glad you said it and I think many subscribers will agree with you.

The build-up to Blair was also depressing because the Conservatives had lost their way. After forcing out Margaret Thatcher - the best Prime Minister I have ever seen - the Tories were divided and had a weak government led by John Major who unwisely joined the EU's Exchange Rate Mechanism. 

In 1997 Labour's Tony Blair appealed as a fresh-face and politically middle-of-the-road candidate. Following 9/11 in 2001, he became much closer to George W Bush (perhaps to escape from power-hungry Gordon "big clunking fist" Brown?). When Blair was eventually pushed aside by Brown in mid-2007, the new Prime Minister opened the financial taps even wider, encouraging more leveraged borrowing and a bigger house price bubble, heading into the Crash of 2008.

Let’s hope those mistakes are not repeated in the next few years.