Comments on: Mr Who for EU president? EU seeks anyone but Blair

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:42:02 +0000

I presume the writer of comment at 11:30 hours was just joking…..please say yes! A Blair = A B LIAR end of argument: it is the opinion of most properly informed people he has proved himself totally unsuited to a position of importance through his own ideas of self-importance. We ned someone who cares about UK plc not themselves plc…..

By: Paul Arkle

Paul Arkle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:30:48 +0000

Blair or no one, history will prove that his only failings were his inability to concentrate more power to his own arm rather than the careerist nonentities he had to work with (cf Brown).

Despite having to drag a nation that aspires ever more to match the peerless ignorance of the U.S population , his realignment of pragmatic politics was a joy to watch.

He gets things done without the machine noticing and his sleight of hand when it comes to directing people to do the right thing despite their stupidity is unmatched.

President of Europe is too small for the Blair, Emperor of Earth would suit.

By: Casper

Casper — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:31:16 +0000

I agree with Jason,

has the Pound been linked (in-)to the Euro yet ?

“In British eyes, Juncker personfies “old Europe” — a federalist from a tiny country which prospers as a sort of giant safe-deposit box at the heart of a Franco-German Europe.” :-

When I last visited this would have been an accurate description of the UK with all its riches and being a massive global hub of money being passed around.

By: Libra

Libra — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:01:15 +0000

To John, and others of his ilk, all you see is Europhobia? Well, examine the reasoning behind this stance and you will truly see where Europhobia begins.

Do you really wish to inflict the imbecile Blair upon us given the overwhelming and incontrivertible evidence that now makes him a pariah in our midst ?

Read and understand the comments made by Barry, and catherine.williams et al and try and see through the drivel that is being put out in support of this man

Give us then your detailed reasoning for wishing to impose Blair,an unconscionable burden,on others who with good reason see things differently, and with excellent cause.

By: catherine.williams

catherine.williams — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:17:02 +0000

I must say Blair has such an amazing ego that he is and has been in total denial of the world events and his doing in office, for many years. Not only against the wishes of the people of this country ‘Not to take our troops in Iraq. After leaving No 10 and apparently becoming a ‘Peace keeper Ambassador’ for the Middle East,have we heard anything about this posting, not to my knowledge, has he done anything for the peace in the Middle East? Unless I have missed the news for many monthS, the answer is NO. Now to add insult to injury he is now seeing himself as the President for the EU Commission, I have never heard Blair being really ‘pro’ EU anyway,again EGO is talking over again. I think this time his popularity is rather low, nobody really will forget this man for siding up with Bush and taking us to Irap. How can anybody trust this man ever again. Now of course Brown has to ridicule himself yet again in backing Blair, a man he wanted out of his way to enter No 10 which of course he will leave very quickly. I wonder next where Blair’s ego will take him, as far as I feel as far as possible from all of us. I can only hope.
Catherine

By: Barry

Barry — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:04:36 +0000

Tony gave away £billions of our hard won rebate to add to the £billions we already pay into the economic black hole that is the corruption ridden democratically deficient eussr, and then showed utter contempt for the people of Britain to sign the constitution/lisbon treaty without the promised referrendum, his Mate Brown then ratified the treaty to hand over the running of our country to the unelected commission of the foreign eussr, and for what, the promise made by the foreigners merkel and the french poison dwarf that Tony would be the first prsident of europe, now they have the ratification Tony is getting the cold shoulder and will never be President of the corruption ridden democratically deficient eussr after all.

By: John

John — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:01:54 +0000

All I see here is Europhobia! A United Europe under one banner is the only way forward if we are to avoid being marginalised to edge of the global market and carry any weight what so ever in global affairs. We need someone charismatic at the helm who has some kind of standing and that can be reckoned with. Blair is the ideal candidate regardless of what he’s done in the past. Berlusconi is ok for the Italians, Sarkozi for the French neither have a sparkling background. Give him the job.

By: Libra

Libra — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15:22 +0000

Say as you all wish. A truly democratic British government would have given us a referendum on this truly historic matter, following which our comments would have had a completely different weight. What a waste of our history. Only the complete buffoon Blair could have brought us to this point in time, assisted by an equally incompetent and unelected acolyte,and his adherents.

Our voice on the world stage? I hear only an echo, echo, echo…….

By: kees rooshuif

kees rooshuif — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:35:31 +0000

Balkenende would be OK. He is not exactly our answer to Obama, but he is smart, will not frighten anyone in the european union, is consensus minded and doesn’t have a important hidden agenda, apart from the fact that he is probably willing to cut his arm off to get out of smallish Dutch politics.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:35 +0000

Is it British Eurosceptisim alone that Europeans (and others worldwide) hold against Mr Blair, I think his duplicitous actions that led to the invasion of Iraq six years ago causing death,destruction and destitution would give the majority of people concern over his ability to honestly represent anyone, let alone a continent.