Tony Blair on GM TV

I only caught snippets of his interview, but unfortunately he sent our son into a war which was in many people's opinion illegal. We were fortunate, he came home but many didn't.

He still thinks he is Prime Minister, cannot stand him, won't watch anything he's on. I take what he says with a very big pinch of salt.

I heard him speak the other day , what he said made sense,
I think that he has matured & has a better & wider view point , as do most of us as we age, we tend to gain a wider perception & perspective which takes the place of political passion, allowing for a more measured thought process .

He's been trying to worm his way back for ages, he's a liar and a war criminal.

I will listen to what he says but won't necessarily believe what he's saying because I don't trust him. As a young man he was well known for his acting skills apparently! I didn't like him from the word go, I never trusted him even when the whole country was falling over themselves to vote him as PM. Call it a sixth sense, but I had an uneasy feeling every time I heard him speak and I never voted for him.

Having given the OP more thought, I can only come to the conclusion that if Tony Blair (Bliar) is the answer then the UK is doomed and beyond redemption!

I didn't say I liked him, support him or admire him. I said I heard what he had to say and it seemed to make sense.

I did not say he was the answer to the problems we are facing.

Apologies for starting the same thread twice.

Chestnut, you didn’t/don’t trust TB but you do trust BJ ?
Just asking.

Gordon Brown spoke at length on R4 last week also. I’ll try to find a link. He was reasoned and articulate. But I’m sure the country is better off in the safe hands of Dominic Cummings.

I saw him on something at the weekend and assume he said the same things.

I dislike the man intensely but surprised myself (and dh) by agreeing with a lot of what he said.

Yes, he really did talk sense, but like Granny Gravy I'll never trust him after my son-in-law was sent into that illegal war and who still suffers from side effects of the drugs the troops were given before then went.

I don't care who is, or isn't, leading the country - he/she could never have got everything right. Not one country's leader has done that.

Lucca - I never said I trusted Boris, but neither did I get an uneasy feeling in my bones. I don't see Boris as a slimeball who thinks he is infallible and cannot accept anyone else's opinion which is how I see Blair.

I think he has changed - with Brexit and the lack of a strong leader he thought his offer of help and support to his old party would be welcomed with open arms, only to find he was not wanted - the penny has sunk in that everyone dislikes him for the way he set out to promote himself and make a fortune from day one of being PM and beyond, even if he was just using the system and doing nothing illegal. Perhaps there was some jealousy at his success as well. Now he seems to be humbled and chastened, possibly even hurt by being dismissed out of hand, when ironically his experience with the various Foundations he runs, and international contacts, etc, probably put him in the perfect position to help, or even lead, in the present crisis - certainly to do better than the current gang divided as they are, amongst themselves.
I say this as someone who has never voted Labour!

I think the country was a thousand times better under Blair.

Well said Galaxy. Of course the invasion of Iraq was wrong on every level. But- education, health, social justice, crime, drug/alcohol/treatment, family centres etc etcetc all so much better under the Blair government.

I voted for him, first time around. Shook his hand, revelled in his smile and optimism for the future.

Now?
I wouldn’t cross the street to shake his hand.

He’s trying to be relevant. I think he probably had aspirations for some high powered position within the EU at one time.

If he’s on the tele I mute him. ToxicTony.

I can't bear the smarmy git. He was a terrible Prime Minister, and I wouldn't want to hear what he's got to say about anything.

Here you can find what he said if you are interested. I'm not interested in Blair or Johnstone. I like some of these ideas.

www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/news/tony-blair-on-how-government-should-exit-lockdown

That’s funny, because when I heard him on the radio yesterday, all he did was snipe at the government. Can’t stand the slimy little man who took many young men into a war we had no business interfering in.

He's as big a liar as any of the present government bods. Nothing to choose between them.

What sort of war do we have a business interefering in?

Yes, see how it sounds. I believe we shouldn’t ever interfere, but that’s a different discussion.

Thanks Toad, it is.