Tony Blair's advice to the incoming government

Perhaps Tony Blair has woken up to the mistakes he made and wants another go at power. What he has said is good advice, but Starmer needs to be his own man and not someone's puppet. He has little respect to start with because of his shilly-shallying.

I think Blair is right in that we need digital ID for obvious reasons.

I am not sure, it's been gradual, certainly his stance on the gender issue did a complete volte face. He started talking about traditional values etc.

Galaxy

I think he realised it a while ago. Starmers whole approach changed a while back.

Totally agree. I can’t pinpoint when it was but he certainly has.
A while back he jumped on any relevant idea/ movement going but thank god someone had the sense to tell him, no! keep away.
Having written that I think he changed when he realised the damage he’d done to his reputation when he spoke about women having a penis.
I don’t know what he truely believes but at least he’s learnt to keep his mouth shut on contentious issues.

Was not as

Galaxy

I think he realised it a while ago. Starmers whole approach changed a while back.

When as that then?

I think he realised it a while ago. Starmers whole approach changed a while back.

I think Starmer is astute enough to know that what Blair is saying makes total sense.

Not only is Tony Blair to blame for the farcical business of weapons of mass destruction which lead to the war in Iraq, he also introduced university fees which meant only those with well off parents were not saddled with debt for years to come.
And, as if that were not enough, he carried on damaging the NHS by outsourcing services and relating funding to performance. He probably did more damage than Thatcher and all in the name of socialism.

If I were Keir Starmer I would tell him to .... ...

Anniebach

Why would Blair think his article in the press would be taken as
advice and acted on ? Any advice would not be given in public

I agree, Ab.

Loads of people have been telling a prospective new labour government what they should be doing in the past few months and weeks. I trust that Blair is no more influential than any of them...

Particularly as Blair is so tainted by Iraq...

Why would Blair think his article in the press would be taken as
advice and acted on ? Any advice would not be given in public

kittylester

Bit rich of TB really. I am not a labour voter but I am quite optimistic about this government - hope it delivers.

I am cautiously optimistic, but deeply concerned regarding taxes.

I think that Tony Blair is spot on with his advice Terribull

kittylester

Bit rich of TB really. I am not a labour voter but I am quite optimistic about this government - hope it delivers.

I think I read, some months ago that KS was turning to TB for advice, but as and when it became clear that Labour were going to surely win the election maybe it was wise of him to put some distance between them, given TB is, like so many previous leaders, somewhat of a tainted yesterday's man I did read TB texts KS quite a bit maybe he should block him!

Yeah I'm with you Kitty, not a Labour voter, I have been, but am optimistically hoping that this new government delivers on some of its proposed strategies. .

Its sound advice. If they dont follow at least some of it they will fail. The SNP is a good example of how not to behave.

Bit rich of TB really. I am not a labour voter but I am quite optimistic about this government - hope it delivers.

TBs advise was politely received, but turned down

Exactly! KS and his team will be just fine without advice from TB.

Did Blair say he was giving advice to Starmer ?

TBs advise was politely received, but turned down.

I think this a bit rich of Tony Blair. KS and his new cabinet are quite capable of analysing these problems for themselves.

I was also interested in another article by Kathleen Stock as to Labour's intention to lower the voting age to 16. Her observations looking towards continental Europe, it's not necessarily a given that demographic will be leaning to the left. For example. In recent elections young voters in Germany, Portugal, Finland, The Netherlands and Belgium have been instrumental in significant gains for hard right parties. In April a poll found that 32% of French 18 - 25 year olds intended to vote for Marine Le Pen's National Rally, now likely to become the biggest parliamentary block in France.

She went on to point out that we too have economic instability, housing crisis and the after effects of a Covid lockdown, and the a perception that law and order is breaking down - all factors that said to be driving the rise of the right across Europe. "Farage may seem like an embarrassing drunk uncle to most teens and twenty somethings but if he were to find his own sharp suited TikTok friendly "Jordan Bardella" were to enter British politics it might be a different story.