Showing posts with label Tony Blair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Blair. Show all posts
Friday, 20 November 2009
A Narrow Escape
I guess it should be a day of celebration since we don't have to endure President Blair. I have seen quite enough of that grin to last several lifetimes! I didn't feel much like celebrating this morning, I had to go to the hairdressers this morning, I couldn't put it off any longer. I absolutely hate having my hair cut, I would rather go to the dentist, but at least it is over and done with for another few weeks.
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Departures 24.06.07
Well, I've been abandoned again! This time he has gone to work - who in their right mind would go to work on a Sunday just to be allowed to do more but different work during the week - he's potty. Even worse there were no trains running so his journey to and from work took twice as long!
So I found myself alone in bed this morning with nothing more exciting to think about than the imminent departure of Tony Blair (at last!). It seems that now that he has finally been dislodged from UK politics he is to be paid a ridiculous sum to head overseas with the aim of bringing peace and co-operation to the middle east. Now I don't have too much trouble with the idea of paying him to go away, somewhat belated maybe, but a good idea. The bit that troubles me is the plan to send him to the middle east, surely they have enough problems without having to put up with him as well! Apparently this was the idea of President Bush; I know he makes Winnie the Pooh look like a genius, but where on the Blair CV is there anything to suggest that he could bring peace and harmony to any part of the world? The man couldn't even get on with his own chancellor and surely even Bush cant imagine that Iraq was a success!!!
My prediction for the Deputy Leadership proved somewhat wide of the mark. Harriet Harman surprised everyone by just scraping a victory over some other faceless wonder who for some reason or other was the bookies favourite. Not that it matters, she will have about as much power and influence as the milk monitor in a primary school. Whoops, that aged me a bit! We did have milk monitors 'in my day', we also had a book monitor and an ink monitor, but the prized job was bell monitor. It was the job of one of the oldest children to go to the hall table and ring the bell at the end of each lesson. It was a polished brass bell with a lovely wooden handle, it was very heavy and surprisingly loud
Back to reality, another more upsetting departure has been announced. Thierry Henry is to leave Arsenal for Barcelona - that is something worth feeling sad about!
So I found myself alone in bed this morning with nothing more exciting to think about than the imminent departure of Tony Blair (at last!). It seems that now that he has finally been dislodged from UK politics he is to be paid a ridiculous sum to head overseas with the aim of bringing peace and co-operation to the middle east. Now I don't have too much trouble with the idea of paying him to go away, somewhat belated maybe, but a good idea. The bit that troubles me is the plan to send him to the middle east, surely they have enough problems without having to put up with him as well! Apparently this was the idea of President Bush; I know he makes Winnie the Pooh look like a genius, but where on the Blair CV is there anything to suggest that he could bring peace and harmony to any part of the world? The man couldn't even get on with his own chancellor and surely even Bush cant imagine that Iraq was a success!!!
My prediction for the Deputy Leadership proved somewhat wide of the mark. Harriet Harman surprised everyone by just scraping a victory over some other faceless wonder who for some reason or other was the bookies favourite. Not that it matters, she will have about as much power and influence as the milk monitor in a primary school. Whoops, that aged me a bit! We did have milk monitors 'in my day', we also had a book monitor and an ink monitor, but the prized job was bell monitor. It was the job of one of the oldest children to go to the hall table and ring the bell at the end of each lesson. It was a polished brass bell with a lovely wooden handle, it was very heavy and surprisingly loud
Back to reality, another more upsetting departure has been announced. Thierry Henry is to leave Arsenal for Barcelona - that is something worth feeling sad about!
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
The Long Goodbye 11.05.07
Well, the long awaited announcement finally came yesterday and it's official - he's going. Surely this must have been the longest goodbye in history! I am talking about Tony Blair, just in case you were not keeping up. His election didn't fill me with unbounded joy and his departure hasn't provoked any great excitement from my point of view. I'm glad he's going, at least we won't have to deal with that insincere grin anymore, but I can't summon up much enthusiasm when all we can look forward to is more of the same or something equally bad.
It seems to me that anyone who willingly seeks public office is probably unsuitable, why would anyone want to? On the other hand if nobody did it we would be in a worse mess - or would we! I went to a County Council meeting once, it was nerve-racking as I had to speak to the meeting in connection with my responsibility as a school governor. I made sure I was dressed smartly for the meeting in order to create a good impression, but I was astounded when I met the counsellors. I had never seen so many weirdoes and misfits in one room before! Two or three had clearly escaped from a home for the bewildered, a number had obviously made contemplating their own navels a career choice, several appeared to be classic examples of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and almost all of them were casual to the point of being downright scruffy, in fact not to put to finer point on it a couple of them could have done with a bath! And we wonder why local government is in a mess!
Anyway back to Blair. His announcement seems to have sparked the media to embark on endless reviews of the last 10 years. Hours and hours of rambling on about what he will be remembered for. Personally I don't think history will be kind to him, I think that he will be remembered for Iraq and for spin. We mustn't forget 'Two Jags John' he is on his way out too. He has one distinct advantage over Blair, he's real! I can't quite bring myself to dislike him, at least what you see is what you get. So what will he be remembered for - services to the English language of course!
This insistence on reviewing the career of Blair and Prescott really has gone too far. Since yesterday Radio 4 has found it necessary to remind me of John Prescott's affair on 3 separate broadcasts - no wonder I am off my food! I guess it is a remarkable achievement in one sense, it is surprising that one woman should have found him attractive, but two is truly incredible! So far there has been no suggestion that Tony Blair has 'strayed' but I think most of us would find it understandable if he did!! Sometimes we don't find out about such things until years later and very occasionally it reveals an aspect of their character that we could not have imagined. John Major for example, his dalliance with Edwina must have required intestinal fortitude (to borrow a phrase from Fred Flintstone). If he could tackle that surely he could conquer the world!
Just one last word on the subject of spin. Robbie has a very annoying phrase, it drives me mad but I haven't managed to stop him saying it. When he tells me about his day (he always tells me in great detail!) he will say 'Fudge turned round and said ......' or ' I spoke to network rail and they turned round and said ......' I imagine the entire railway industry spinning like Whirling Dervishes. No wonder there is no joined up thinking, they must all be too dizzy to think straight!!
It seems to me that anyone who willingly seeks public office is probably unsuitable, why would anyone want to? On the other hand if nobody did it we would be in a worse mess - or would we! I went to a County Council meeting once, it was nerve-racking as I had to speak to the meeting in connection with my responsibility as a school governor. I made sure I was dressed smartly for the meeting in order to create a good impression, but I was astounded when I met the counsellors. I had never seen so many weirdoes and misfits in one room before! Two or three had clearly escaped from a home for the bewildered, a number had obviously made contemplating their own navels a career choice, several appeared to be classic examples of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and almost all of them were casual to the point of being downright scruffy, in fact not to put to finer point on it a couple of them could have done with a bath! And we wonder why local government is in a mess!
Anyway back to Blair. His announcement seems to have sparked the media to embark on endless reviews of the last 10 years. Hours and hours of rambling on about what he will be remembered for. Personally I don't think history will be kind to him, I think that he will be remembered for Iraq and for spin. We mustn't forget 'Two Jags John' he is on his way out too. He has one distinct advantage over Blair, he's real! I can't quite bring myself to dislike him, at least what you see is what you get. So what will he be remembered for - services to the English language of course!
This insistence on reviewing the career of Blair and Prescott really has gone too far. Since yesterday Radio 4 has found it necessary to remind me of John Prescott's affair on 3 separate broadcasts - no wonder I am off my food! I guess it is a remarkable achievement in one sense, it is surprising that one woman should have found him attractive, but two is truly incredible! So far there has been no suggestion that Tony Blair has 'strayed' but I think most of us would find it understandable if he did!! Sometimes we don't find out about such things until years later and very occasionally it reveals an aspect of their character that we could not have imagined. John Major for example, his dalliance with Edwina must have required intestinal fortitude (to borrow a phrase from Fred Flintstone). If he could tackle that surely he could conquer the world!
Just one last word on the subject of spin. Robbie has a very annoying phrase, it drives me mad but I haven't managed to stop him saying it. When he tells me about his day (he always tells me in great detail!) he will say 'Fudge turned round and said ......' or ' I spoke to network rail and they turned round and said ......' I imagine the entire railway industry spinning like Whirling Dervishes. No wonder there is no joined up thinking, they must all be too dizzy to think straight!!
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