Stop Tony Blair becoming EU president

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

still says it on half the posts Rob

Does it?




<Goes off to sulk.....>

Not now it doesnt

[broadbandking]

I am sick of him and cant believe he would be considered for any leadership role.

[downquark1]

I think its a good idea to have a British PM head of the EU. In fact Blair may even be a moderating influence on the EU.

Blair for EU president er no thank you we havn't long got rid of him and i really don't want to see him in another influential position. Apart from everything else oppose this because if tone gets it you just know GB is going to start getting ideas.

[etccarmageddon]

I think this was part of a secret deal when he stepped aside to let G.B. take over ruining sorry running the country.

I just think we have to have the illusion of trust even if it never happens in real life and for that reason i could never support tony blair becoming president of the EU.

[Horace]

Originally Posted by downquark1

I think its a good idea to have a British PM head of the EU. In fact Blair may even be a moderating influence on the EU.

He's not a good choice and not for the lame reasons given in this thread. He carries too much baggage from the Bush-Blair era, we need to rebuild relations with the Middle-East, not remind them of our past mistakes. He was a great leader on many fronts, International relations not being one of them.

[frogstamper]

To be honest I couldn't care who is EU president, in my opinion who ever its going to be won't carry any real power, the post will be purely symbolic.
Whoever ends up with the post I'd like to bet the vast majority of Europe's citizens won't have heard of him/her, it'll probably end up being some faceless eurocrat. I imagine this conversation is going on in other EU countries where ex-leaders are trying for one last bite of the cherry.
There is probably a stop Gerhard Schroeder campaign in Germany, with the average German saying, "look what he done to our relationship with the US"
And to all those worried that Tony coming back remember that the French and Germans inevitably do a deal which ends in the Brits being frozen out...so in finishing I'd say TBs chances of EU President are slim to bupkiss.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Chris

If Europe wants him, Europe can have him.

So you want him ? Last time I looked, we ( the UK ) were part of Europe

[LemonyBrainAid]

Originally Posted by bopdude

So you want him ? Last time I looked, we ( the UK ) were part of Europe

You obviously weren't sent the memo that the UK is relocating to Saturn!

[TheDaddy]

What makes him think Europe would want him, they all told him not to go to war for very obvious reasons, he ignored them and accused anyone opposing his actions of appeasement, that'll be the same Tony Blair that didn't bother to sign a 1987 motion to ban arms sales to Iraq.

Fact is it'd be great if he should decide to sue some one (not CF or anyone in particular) it'd probably be the only chance to actually get him in court to explain his actions, I can suggest a venue for the case to, somewhere in the Hague would be good, he might struggle to get representation though seeing as everyone from his wifes own firm to the Foreign offices top legal people told him that in their professional considered opinion the war was illegal.

[ntluser]

It would be nice to get an EU president who put the interests of the people before his own.

In my opinion, Tony Blair does not fall in that category.

We need someone with a Ralph Nader instinct for finding and getting rid of corruption and setting up good working practices.

Currently, like our Parliament, The EU Parliament is just a gravy train for good life hungry politicians.

Shame that we could not have had more MPs and MEPs like Martin Bell.

Perhaps Tony Blair might consider going for Pope instead, given his recent conversion.

Originally Posted by LemonyBrainAid

You obviously weren't sent the memo that the UK is relocating to Saturn!

Surely you mean Uranus?



(someone had to say it..........)

[Tezcatlipoca]

"Setback for Tony Blair's ambition to be president of Europe"