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Lion in Winter Mar 14th 2014 11:16 am
Re: Tony Benn
 
Originally Posted by rachelk (Post 11173477)
It's hard to imagine a future where Blair will be recognised for his honesty and integrity.
Indeed. Or the intellects of Cameron, Blair, vs. and Benn in the same breath.

Dick Dasterdly Mar 15th 2014 7:55 am
Re: Tony Benn
 
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11173512)
Indeed. Or the intellects of Cameron, Blair, vs. and Benn in the same breath.
Personally I would have put it as Blair and Benn not in the same breath as Cameron.
Blair was bad enough, but Benn as PM didn't even bare thinking about, which is probably why he never was.

Domino Mar 15th 2014 7:58 am
Re: Tony Benn
 
Originally Posted by Dick Dasterdly (Post 11174594)
Personally I would have put it as Blair and Benn not in the same breath as Cameron.
Blair was bad enough, but Benn as PM didn't even bare thinking about, which is probably why he never was.
ISTR hearing mutterings about white smoke across Whitehall when Bliar was voted in.
Something to do with both Benn and Straw - their files being burnt before someone could come along and sequester them

what will the 50 year rule show ?
will any of us be around then ??

:ohmy:

teuchterpete Mar 15th 2014 8:00 am
Re: Tony Benn
 
Originally Posted by lutonlad (Post 11173235)
Interesting you say 'Thatcher et.al.'
Not Brown et.al.or Blair et.al.... who ruined lives.

Of course only left wingers stick by their principles don't they.
Pathetic propaganda.
I said Thatcher et al because she ruined my life and the lives of thousands of fellow steel workers ( and miners and car workers and.............) not Blair as he did not! No politician is whiter than white but her dogma had a major( if you will pardon the pun) impact on my life and most of it was detrimental.
I am not and never will be left wing but then neither am I right wing either
Pete

Dick Dasterdly Mar 15th 2014 8:10 am
Re: Tony Benn
 
Originally Posted by teuchterpete (Post 11174602)
I said Thatcher et al because she ruined my life and the lives of thousands of fellow steel workers ( and miners and car workers and.............) not Blair as he did not! No politician is whiter than white but her dogma had a major( if you will pardon the pun) impact on my life and most of it was detrimental.
I am not and never will be left wing but then neither am I right wing either
Pete
Many of the miners, car workers and their unions were at least partly responsible for destroying their own industries with their never ending strike, strike, strike mentality.

Coincidentally I find it hard to recall a strike that Benn didn't support, regardless whether or not it was considered justifiable in the eyes of the vast majority of the general public


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