Blair's new job...

Melvil · June 2007

...so he will be a middle east envoy, according to recent reports.

Is this a long delayed 'April Fools' or would it actually have a chance of working?

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Unknown · June 2007

If he had sacked Gordon as he was going to in 2005, according to the Independent, we could still be stuck with him.

http://murl.se/26064

Looks like he is going to work for the Quartet.USA, Europe, Russia and the UN
http://murl.se/26063

A few "grumbles from Europe" to overcome though.

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ankev1 · June 2007

He's obviously after the Nobel Peace Prize. He reckons that if he can add a middle eastern scalp to his Northern Irelan one, then he's in with a good shout. Should he pull it off, he will then inevitably push for the boss of the UN job (which IMO should be filled by Boris Johnson). I'd not be in favour of Blair getting that job but I suppose it would have the novelty of having someone taking it who had a name which one could actually pronounce.

Archcp · June 2007

Am I alone in thinking that offering this job to Blair is a bit like asking Hitler to sort out a dispute between Poland and Belgium, in terms of tact, if nothing else...?

If only he'd decided to stick with Northern Ireland as a legacy. That seems to be working (although I've always suspected that was down to Mo Mowlem, banging heads together... Probably literally [;)])

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redcogs · June 2007

i thought Blair was keeping his existing job as Bush's poodle.

i fancy Boris Johnson for a cabinet post under Brown.

please look up to the stars.. ***

redcogs · June 2007

Now that the haemoraging from Tory to Labour has begun.

please look up to the stars.. ***

ankev1 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redcogs

i thought Blair was keeping his existing job as Bush's poodle.

i fancy Boris Johnson for a cabinet post under Brown.

please look up to the stars.. ***
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No, for maximum entertainment value the roles would have to be reversed. Can you imgaine the dour, puritan Brown tearing his hair out after a cabinet meeting chaired by the flamboyant, cavalier Boris?

Gary Askwith · June 2007

censored -wiper for the rich and (in)famous?
Discount for cleb-plebs
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gavintc · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Arch

Am I alone in thinking that offering this job to Blair is a bit like asking Hitler to sort out a dispute between Poland and Belgium, in terms of tact, if nothing else...?

If only he'd decided to stick with Northern Ireland as a legacy. That seems to be working (although I've always suspected that was down to Mo Mowlem, banging heads together... Probably literally [;)])

If I had a baby elephant, it could help me clean the car. If I had a car.
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I with Arch on this one. I find it deeply worrying that a man with his record and opinions can have any credibility in the Middle East. His pro Israeli, anti Palestinian position, his willingness to use force when diplomacy had not been concluded and his abvious pro-Bush positioning. I predict a worsening situation in the Middle East when out Tone gets his teeth into the problem.

Personally, I would prefer his next appointment as a defendant at a Hague War Crimes tribunal.

bof · June 2007

Just how many bodyguards will the guy need.

marinyork · June 2007

I'd have thought Ankev is right. Blair fancies a Nobel Peace Prize. With never ending list of ridiculous nominations and winners down the decades I'd have thought he'll be a very safe bet to win one too.

The laugh about Blair being a peace envoy is that even he's probably seen as too pro-palestinian by the Israeli Military. I too would like to see Blair on trial for his five wars.

jackhunt · June 2007

As Littlejohn would say "You couldn't make it up"

Melvil · July 2007

Now that's an idea...send Littlejohn as a peace envoy!! :roll:

Oldmacdonald · July 2007

ankev1 wrote:

He's obviously after the Nobel Peace Prize. He reckons that if he can add a middle eastern scalp to his Northern Irelan one, then he's in with a good shout. Should he pull it off, he will then inevitably push for the boss of the UN job (which IMO should be filled by Boris Johnson). I'd not be in favour of Blair getting that job but I suppose it would have the novelty of having someone taking it who had a name which one could actually pronounce.

You can't pronounce Koffi Annan?

A lot of Irishmen I have spoken to recently have told me of the instability of the peace in Northern Ireland at the moment. I can't comment myself, but they did not think the peace was going to last for decent length of time.
I am however, willing to stand corrected.

Daily Politics Show today, Boris was tipped to be considering standing against Ken Livingstone for Mayor of London.

Ratkilla · July 2007

Blair as a peace envoy to the middle east is like putting a convicted child molester in charge of an orphanage.
He's not exactly unbiased when it comes to his opinions either: Israel bomb the sh*t out of Lebanon last year and Blair says precisely nothing. If such dreadful acts are not condemned then one can only assume that they are tacitly condoned.

And as for Northern Ireland that was all down to Mo Mowlam and there is no way that PhonyBoy can take the credit for any of it. I know because I was there.

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