Blair Is Back

[Zacs-Master]

I hope all you leave voters are proud!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/01/tony-blair-announces-return-politics-hints-starting-new-anti/

[youngmafbog]

He appeared to be saying he wanted a centralist party. But as you say it is unclear who those centralists would be.

[sp1814]

A shift away from the Left would do the Labour Party a world of good, but Blair has way too much baggage to be a credible figurehead for the party.

David Miliband however...

[youngmafbog]

I agree, Ed (under Union paymasters) stabbing David in the back was the final nail in the coffin for Labour.

Blair is far too toxic for anyone.

[Jackdaw33]

Miliband? Banana man? Ha Ha!

Don't forget. If Blair comes back Mandelson will not be far behind.

[emmie]

proud of what, having this liar back in the ranks, no ta.

[naomi24]

Zacs-Master, //If there was no Brexit there would be no return of his Tonyness. Simple. //

Don’t worry, Zacs-Master. If he’s planning to head up a new party, unless his faithful followers are even more deluded than they appear to be, he’ll go the same way as that other champion of the people, Robert Kilroy Silk, and disappear into oblivion.

[jourdain2]

No-one's invited him.

[anneasquith]

Who should be inviting him J .?

[andy-hughes]

I don't think he's 'back' at all - and frankly, he doesn't seem to think so either.

He is supporting the notion that the British people may have a change of view when Brexit is enacted, which is speaking the obvious, even for an ex-politician!

Yes the British people may change their minds, but that is their right, the same as it is their right to change the party of government if they so choose, and they did.

The scenario is unchanging - the people vote on something, they may decide they were wrong, they may decide they did the right thing - no-one has any idea either way, so getting on your hind legs and saying "People may change their minds ..." is like saying "The sun is going to rise tomorrow morning ...".

Yes - and your point is?

No-one has any idea how Brexit is going to work, so it's pointless planning for its failure - we have to wait and see.

The inescapable fact is that the British electorate chose to leave the EU, the rest is just details.

[Jackdaw33]

...and there's me thinking a-h was just about to kiss TB's posterior.

[andy-hughes]

jackdaw - //...and there's me thinking a-h was just about to kiss TB's posterior. //

I'm unsure why you would imagine such a scenario?

I have posted regularly and frequently about my views on Mr Blair - yesterday's man with blood on his hands pretty much sums that up.

[cassa333]

Well,at least the likes of Mikey have a choice of who to vote for now. Unelectable fool or unelectable warmonger.

IF Tony Blair gets back into politics in time this time, and gets any votes he will just further water down the opposition. Who does he realistically think is going to vote for him? Not many sane Tory voters will vote for him. Will it be all those Unhappy Labour voters? Ok Brilliant. What percentage of the Labour voters that don't like Corbyn the loon will vote for St Tony of Blair? 10%? 15%? More?less? Either way it just makes it harder for a viable opposition to get elected.

At this rate I predict 450 Tory and the rest also rans.

[anneasquith]

Oh my, the old Tory's/ukip abers appear a bit threatened by Blair, lol

[mikey4444]

lol Anne !

[ichkeria]

The fact that 'Blair is back' doesn't really fit with the 'Bliar/all in it for myself' story that do many people have unfairly lumbered him with. Far easier to keep ones head down and continue to rake in the cash for his various other activities. The truth is Blair has a vision for Britain and has a politival gravitas his ersatz version Cameron can only dream of. Will we see Dave 'making a comeback' in a few years time or saying anything of substance to the country? I'm sceptical. A slight gambler whose reckless referenda almost wrecked the U.K. and may still do

[Kromovaracun]

"Well,at least the likes of Mikey have a choice of who to vote for now. Unelectable fool or unelectable warmonger. "

Meanwhile Tory voters can vote for a government which presently has more than double its parliamentary majority under investigation for electoral fraud.

[whiskeryron]

For Blair Read PILLOCK

[Jackdaw33]

As a pillock I am insulted to be compared with Blair.

Reported☺☺☺.

[whiskeryron]

Please note Jack my PILLOCK is in BIG letters. Yours only small.