http://www.jonworth.eu/lets-all-have-a-whinge-at-blair/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:05:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.jonworth.eu/lets-all-have-a-whinge-at-blair/comment-page-1/#comment-83737 sue Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:14:57 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/lets-all-have-a-whinge-at-blair/#comment-83737 this question is one of belief. it is not necessary to have clear preferences on who you want for the job - it is only clear that Tony Blair can never be an option. in any constellation of EU-power-triangles this man should never be allowed any influential position in the EU. during his premiereship he has done everything possible to undermine any positive development of the EU, his country's view of the EU as well as EU-US-dialogue, with his "go it alone in the special partnership" attitude and the "I'll show the EU" attitude which he used in UK national politics. I would be equally opposed if someone like Berlusconi would be discussed for the job, as there's a handful of people in Europe who have just been so damaging to the European project, and their own countries, that I would never want them anywhere near it, in any constellation. if you think that at least he's visionary in contrast to some more "bureaucratic"-looking candidates? look at the UK, all the broken promises, the half-cooked ideas, the lack of depth he has shown us for a decade, and think whether you want equal fluff instead of substance for Europe. this question is one of belief. it is not necessary to have clear preferences on who you want for the job – it is only clear that Tony Blair can never be an option. in any constellation of EU-power-triangles this man should never be allowed any influential position in the EU. during his premiereship he has done everything possible to undermine any positive development of the EU, his country’s view of the EU as well as EU-US-dialogue, with his “go it alone in the special partnership” attitude and the “I’ll show the EU” attitude which he used in UK national politics. I would be equally opposed if someone like Berlusconi would be discussed for the job, as there’s a handful of people in Europe who have just been so damaging to the European project, and their own countries, that I would never want them anywhere near it, in any constellation. if you think that at least he’s visionary in contrast to some more “bureaucratic”-looking candidates? look at the UK, all the broken promises, the half-cooked ideas, the lack of depth he has shown us for a decade, and think whether you want equal fluff instead of substance for Europe.

]]> http://www.jonworth.eu/lets-all-have-a-whinge-at-blair/comment-page-1/#comment-83031 giacomo Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:56:28 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/lets-all-have-a-whinge-at-blair/#comment-83031 Being here in Italy I was not so exposed to Blair rhetoric so i am not able to judge if he could be really inspiring. I also admit that I know very little about Blair concrete successes (or failures) in the UK home policies, but still there are two things that make me not able to trust him: first is his declaration (I read it reported in an Italian newspaper from one of his speeches) that "we have to review our idea of freedom" in order to win 21st century threats to security__when I read it it made my blood freezing in my veins... there is no need to change the idea of freedom, every anti-terrorist measure must be temporary and there is no need to change the idea of freedom! The second thing was Blair conversion to Catholic Church. I have many difficulties to believe it to be an honest one. Blair tried to convinced the past Pope (GPII) of approving the Iraq invasion in a talk he privately had with the Pope in Rome. In that talk Blair offered his conversion in exchange of Pope approval to the mission but the Pope refused, or at least this was referred by some Vatican sources to some Italian newspapers. I am an atheist and I had no special feeling toward any Pope or priest, but I do no like the idea of religious conversion merchandising. Being here in Italy I was not so exposed to Blair rhetoric so i am not able to judge if he could be really inspiring. I also admit that I know very little about Blair concrete successes (or failures) in the UK home policies, but still there are two things that make me not able to trust him:
first is his declaration (I read it reported in an Italian newspaper from one of his speeches) that “we have to review our idea of freedom” in order to win 21st century threats to security__when I read it it made my blood freezing in my veins… there is no need to change the idea of freedom, every anti-terrorist measure must be temporary and there is no need to change the idea of freedom!
The second thing was Blair conversion to Catholic Church. I have many difficulties to believe it to be an honest one. Blair tried to convinced the past Pope (GPII) of approving the Iraq invasion in a talk he privately had with the Pope in Rome. In that talk Blair offered his conversion in exchange of Pope approval to the mission but the Pope refused, or at least this was referred by some Vatican sources to some Italian newspapers. I am an atheist and I had no special feeling toward any Pope or priest, but I do no like the idea of religious conversion merchandising.

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