Tony Blair is going

[STEED]

Well I will not miss him at all.

I will quit within a year - Blair

Tony Blair has confirmed he will be stepping down as prime minister within the next 12 months.
Mr Blair said the Labour conference in two weeks' time would be his last.
He did not set a precise date but said he would do so in the future - when it was in the best interests of the country. And he apologised for the internal rows in the Labour party over his exit saying the past week "has not been our finest hour, to be frank".


The announcement follows 48 hours of bitter feuding and a string of resignations over Mr Blair's refusal to name an exit date.

There has to be some certainty about who the leader is before the summer break
Jack Straw


Mr Blair said: "I think what is important now is that we understand that it's the interests of the country that come first and we move on.
"I would have preferred to do this in my own way but it has been pretty obvious from what many of my Cabinet colleagues have said earlier in the week.
"The next party conference in a couple of weeks will be my last party conference as party leader, the next TUC conference next week will be my last TUC - probably to the relief of both of us.
"But I am not going to set a precise date now. I don't think that's right. I will do that at a future date and I'll do it in the interests of the country and depending on the circumstances of the time."
'Civil war'
There are hopes among Mr Blair's supporters that the prime minister's words will end damaging speculation over his future.
But other Labour MPs are saying it will not be enough to end civil war in the party.
Speaking before the prime minister's announcement, left wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn said: "We need a date from the prime minister."
Chancellor Gordon Brown has said he will support Mr Blair in whatever decision he takes about his future.
"I am determined that in the months and years to come we continue to do our duty by the people of Britain - and it is my determination and his to do that - that will influence everything that happens in the time to come," said Mr Brown, speaking earlier.
'Comfortable'
Mr Blair's official spokesman said earlier that Mr Blair would not be "giving a running commentary" on exit dates.
Commons leader Jack Straw moved to calm speculation by saying voters would expect Mr Blair to stay "to the halfway point of a normal four-year parliament", which would be May.
But Downing Street has rejected suggestions a deal had been struck to hand over power on 4 May, three days after Mr Blair notches up 10 years in power and the day after local elections.

HAVE YOUR SAY
Just resign Tony and call an election
Edward Dowty, Kings Lynn, UK


Mr Blair has been under pressure to quit earlier than May in order to get a new leader in place before elections in England, Scotland and Wales - which are expected to be disastrous for Labour.
Mr Brown - the man most likely to succeed Mr Blair - was also thought to be unhappy at the prospect of taking over at the end of a Parliamentary session.
The two men were reported to have to have had an "acrimonious meeting" over the issue on Wednesday morning. It was followed by a day of open warfare between supporters of the chancellor and Mr Blair over when the prime minister should quit.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...cs/5322094.stm

Published: 2006/09/07 14:36:07 GMT

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Good, maybe Bush will do the same and they can both go off and start their homosexual relationship together in the "free" Iraq that they both built!

[STEED]

Originally Posted by SubSerpent

Good, maybe Bush will do the same and they can both go off and start their homosexual relationship together in the "free" Iraq that they both built!

That's strong stuff. :hmm:

[Kapitan]

Its about time too, now maybe we can focus on bringing tax down maybe?

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Its about time too, now maybe we can focus on bringing tax down maybe?

What under Gordon Brown :rotfl: The country is in the red, consumer debt is over £1 Trillion and the Government is the same.

GAME OVER

[Godalmighty83]

britain isnt really in the red, its debts are trifle compared to the US's, and isnt it 1 trillian in US numeracy and not the system the uk uses?

the pound is very strong and interest rates of 4.75% are very reasonable, thats why brussles are so desperate for the brits to sign up to the euro, it will the euro a massive boost.

[Skybird]

No reason to celebrate - the mess has already been done. He should have been kicked out of office many years earlier. Sooner or later every career is ending by the natural flow of time. This can hardly been seen as a victory for democracy or a proof for democracy working well. That it took so many years to get rid of him shows that it does not work too well in fact. Same is true for Bush.

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

No reason to celebrate - the mess has already been done. He should have been kicked out of office many years earlier. Sooner or later every career is ending by the natural flow of time. This can hardly been seen as a victory for democracy or a proof for democracy working well. That it took so many years to get rid of him shows that it does not work too well in fact. Same is true for Bush.

Here we go again. Yet another foreigner trying to tell others how to handle their internal government affairs.

Maybe you Germans ought to straighten out your own political situation before offering criticizing somebody elses.

Originally Posted by STEED

What under Gordon Brown :rotfl: The country is in the red, consumer debt is over £1 Trillion and the Government is the same.

GAME OVER

I imagine Bush is partly responsible for the debt problems of the UK considering he seduced Tony Blair into getting involved into a costly, unwinnable, war, with Iraq. Now Tony Blairs own people hate him and will be glad to see him go. Bush meanwhile, grips and claws onto whatever little support he can find like some sort of Alabama Mountain Tick, as his former supporters turn their heads and backs on him and leave him to wallow in the mess he made. He shall go down in history as THE worst president ever! Right down there with Kennedy, L.B.J, and Nixon... LOL!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by August

Here we go again. Yet another foreigner trying to tell others how to handle their internal government affairs.

Maybe you Germans ought to straighten out your own political situation before offering criticizing somebody elses.

Decisions you make at home and that also have consequences for us are our concerns, too. You are not alone in the world, nor is all world yours alone, you know.

Originally Posted by Skybird

Decisions you make at home and that also have consequences for us are our concerns, too. You are not alone in the world, nor is all world yours alone, you know.

He's a G.W. Bush lapdog, Skybird! He has been infected with ideas of world domination that his master has promissed him!

[August]

Originally Posted by SubSerpent

He a G.W. Bush lapdog, Skybird! He has been infected with ideas of world domination that his master has promissed him!

Tell me, o tin foil hat wearer, does this world domination that you claim i'm entitled to come with a salary? I mean i'm still waiting for my barrel of Iraqi oil you said we went into Iraq for but it hasn't arrived so this time i want my cash up front...

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Decisions you make at home and that also have consequences for us are our concerns, too. You are not alone in the world, nor is all world yours alone, you know.

I never claimed such, but who we elect as our leaders and whether we keep them in office or give them the boot is our business, not yours.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by August

I never claimed such, but who we elect as our leaders and whether we keep them in office or give them the boot is our business, not yours.

Repetition, for the slow thinkers amongst us: Decisions you make at home that have consequences for us as well are also our concern. Decisions you make that have no consequences for us, are your concern alone. If you decide to raise the price for tickets when parking wrong, it is not our concern. when you put a set of human jokes into your top offices and they the mess up the world even more than it already was, then that is the world we live in also, and then these figures are our concern. Those silly wars being started and incompetently ofught by Blair and bush have chnaged life inEurope and Germany as well. Like it is our all concern if Iran gets nukes, or not. Like it was your ancestor's concern that the German brought a certain queer leader into office, too, back then, or like it was our concern as well when the soviets set up those SS-20s and Schmidt decided to react and pushed the West for a reaction (Pershing-IIs). There are no isolated nations that can act as if they were in an empty void, not causing consequences for others. If your neighbour plays his radio with 100 dezibel, then it is not only his concern, but yours, too. And if he starts to invite junkies into the house, and thugs camping in his cellar, then it is not his concern, but yours as well if you happen to live in the neighbourhood. Don't even try to turn this into a debate, August, it is ridiculous. Every child understands what I say.

[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Repetition, for the slow thinkers amongst us: Decisions you make at home that have consequences for us as well are also our concern. Decisions you make that have no consequences for us, are your concern alone. If you decide to raise the price for tickets when parking wrong, it is not our concern. when you put a set of human jokes into your top offices and they the mess up the world even more than it already was, then that is the world we live in also, and then these figures are our concern. Those silly wars being started and incompetently ofught by Blair and bush have chnaged life inEurope and Germany as well. Like it is our all concern if Iran gets nukes, or not. Like it was your ancestor's concern that the German brought a certain queer leader into office, too, back then, or like it was our concern as well when the soviets set up those SS-20s and Schmidt decided to react and pushed the West for a reaction (Pershing-IIs). There are no isolated nations that can act as if they were in an empty void, not causing consequences for others. If your neighbour plays his radio with 100 dezibel, then it is not only his concern, but yours, too. And if he starts to invite junkies into the house, and thugs camping in his cellar, then it is not his concern, but yours as well if you happen to live in the neighbourhood. Don't even try to turn this into a debate, August, it is ridiculous. Every child understands what I say.

OK. And you still don't have a say in who we or who the UK elects as their leadership. :p