Now we've heard it all. The lying warmonger who has done more than anyone to corrupt our public life is the Government's official choice to be the first president of the European Union. Never mind that the post won't exist unless all 27 member states ratify the Lisbon treaty - and that remains in doubt while the Czech president hesitates and Ireland awaits its second referendum. Such procedural and democratic niceties don't matter to the panjandrums of New Labour, to whom looking after a crony has always come first. No. First they deny us our own referendum on Lisbon's EU constitution, in flagrant breach of an unequivocal election pledge. Now they decide in their bunker, consulting only each other, that the nation's official candidate is to be none other than Tony Blair.
Now we've heard it all. The lying warmonger who has done more than anyone to corrupt our public life is the Government's official choice to be the first president of the European Union.
Never mind that the post won't exist unless all 27 member states ratify the Lisbon treaty - and that remains in doubt while the Czech president hesitates and Ireland awaits its second referendum.
Such procedural and democratic niceties don't matter to the panjandrums of New Labour, to whom looking after a crony has always come first.
No. First they deny us our own referendum on Lisbon's EU constitution, in flagrant breach of an unequivocal election pledge. Now they decide in their bunker, consulting only each other, that the nation's official candidate is to be none other than Tony Blair.
Curious, I left a comment this afternoon with a link to the Petition, but so far there is not one comment.
Getting into the stride of her new job as Europe Minister, Baroness Kinnock has declared her support for Tony Blair to become President of the European Union.The Blairs and the Kinnocks seem to regard the EU as a mechanism for awarding each other highly paid jobs at the taxpayer's expense.As Labour leader in 1995 Blair nominated Glenys's husband Neil to be an EU Commissioner - tet as young politicians Blair and Kinnock advocated Britain's withdrawal from the EU. No wonder they have changed their minds with first class seats on the gravy train. Representing the people: Tony Blair outside Jerusalem in his role as International Mideast envoy. He could become the first president of Europe Lord Mandelson was a courtier to Kinnock and then Blair. Mandy still seems to have enough clout with the Blairites to avert coup attempts against Gordon Brown (although a dismal defeat for Labour in next week's Norwich North by-election might revive that question.)
Getting into the stride of her new job as Europe Minister, Baroness Kinnock has declared her support for Tony Blair to become President of the European Union.
The Blairs and the Kinnocks seem to regard the EU as a mechanism for awarding each other highly paid jobs at the taxpayer's expense.
As Labour leader in 1995 Blair nominated Glenys's husband Neil to be an EU Commissioner - tet as young politicians Blair and Kinnock advocated Britain's withdrawal from the EU. No wonder they have changed their minds with first class seats on the gravy train.
Representing the people: Tony Blair outside Jerusalem in his role as International Mideast envoy. He could become the first president of Europe
Lord Mandelson was a courtier to Kinnock and then Blair. Mandy still seems to have enough clout with the Blairites to avert coup attempts against Gordon Brown (although a dismal defeat for Labour in next week's Norwich North by-election might revive that question.)
