Blair's despair

lostinrates

Tony is worried about the 50p tax rate.

He thinks it a terrible mistake.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/budget/5216307/Tony-Blair-opposes-new-50-pence-tax-rate-for-high-earners.html

saw the bbc news not the article...just a link I googled to make the post all proper like...I just like the rhyme of Blair and despair.

Davesnave

It's just politicking and nothing to do with raising serious revenue. At the rate nuLabour are going, it will all be academic in a short while.

Teflon Tone was far smarter than Brown. Is it any wonder he stayed on so long, knowing who'd come after him?

treliac

Davesnave wrote: »

Teflon Tone was far smarter than Brown. Is it any wonder he stayed on so long, knowing who'd come after him?

Nor was it any wonder he chose to leave just when he did!

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Davesnave wrote: »

It's just politicking and nothing to do with raising serious revenue. At the rate nuLabour are going, it will all be academic in a short while.

Teflon Tone was far smarter than Brown. Is it any wonder he stayed on so long, knowing who'd come after him?

The cards were already dealt before Blair left.

Never forget that he is equally if not more to Blame.

wigglebeena

Carefully placed press stories, designed to weasel out of any responsibility, despite the foundations of our present wreck of an economy being laid during his time in office.

Scumbag.

Davesnave

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

The cards were already dealt before Blair left.

Never forget that he is equally if not more to Blame.

Yes, I meant to imply that his very timely exit was not accidental.

However, Brown managed to mess things up right from the start by appearing indecisive. It was almost as if he was waiting for something to happen; that the script had been written and he knew his lines, but others were giving him the wrong cues.

alared

Brown stabbed Blair in the back for years always wanting his job and since he got it,he`s made a right a*se of everything.

Of course tony`s worried about the 50p tax band because he`s one of them that`ll have to pay it!

ruggedtoast

Ah Tony Blair. Just when you think its not possible to have a bigger !!!! for a leader Blair pops up and reminds us it could still be worse.

leftieM

When Thatcher was asked what her greatest legacy was, she replied "Tony Blair".

Although I am no historian and I may be completely wrong, I think this is the end of 30 years of Thatcherism rather than 12 years of New Labour.
Thatcher and Blair will be under the same sub-heading in school history books.

lostinrates

I was thinking about the vast sums ex leaders get for giving talks and that I think it is their right to do this and capitalise on their experience for heir finncial benefit in their lives after such a role. But also, they wouldnt have had such jobs if it weren't for us elecing them and we should get a bit of credit for it. Maybe on all primeministers, or ex leaders of parties, there should be a higher rate of tax on public speakingand writin, reflecting the role of the country in their careers

*MF*

lostinrates wrote: »

I was thinking about the vast sums ex leaders get for giving talks and that I think it is their right to do this and capitalise on their experience for heir finncial benefit in their lives after such a role. But also, they wouldnt have had such jobs if it weren't for us elecing them and we should get a bit of credit for it. Maybe on all primeministers, or ex leaders of parties, there should be a higher rate of tax on public speakingand writin, reflecting the role of the country in their careers

:T :T :T

A tax on the words spoken by politicians could solve our economic problems - with an inheritance tax on their memoirs - and when they sought to avoid the tax just think how much more peaceful it would be.