Saturday, June 12, 2004

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Director Has Blair in Sights

Michael Moore's anti-Iraq war crusade is not stopping with President Bush as the filmmaker says he now wants to make a movie about British Prime Minister Tony Blair's role in the war.

Labour takes a beating

A badly mauled Tony Blair was last night facing emphatic backbench calls to return to the domestic agenda and display a new respect for his party after Labour suffered its worst 24 hours at the polling booths since the mid-70s.

Pressure on Blair after elections

Tony Blair is facing further questions about his leadership after the worst performance by a governing party in the local elections.

It was a difficult time and "lessons had to be learned", he said.

Friday, June 11, 2004

Blair Era Not at End, Says Blunkett

Tony Blair’s premiership is safe despite Labour’s drubbing in the local elections, Home Secretary David Blunkett insisted today.

Labour slumped to third place in the polls with the Conservatives in striking distance of a General Election victory, according to a projection of results.

The People Have Spoken - A Song for Tony Blair

And now, the end is near
And so I've faced my last election.
My friends, you've made it clear,
You've fucked me up, with your selection.

I've lived a life that's smug.
I've grinned like Turpin on a highway
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Lies, I've told a few
But then again, I won't be rueing.
I did what George told me to
And saw it through without the UN

We planned each bombing course
Each reckless step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I thought Gordon was a pile of poo
But through it all, when there were rows
I shut him up, and slapped his jowels.
I faced him down, and made him frown
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
Sometimes for real, but mostly contrived.
And now, as votes subside,
I wonder how I got that landslide

To think I did all that
And may I say, in quite a sly way,
Ah yes, oh that was me
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
In Peter's case, bum sex a lot
And Alastair, where is he now?
As he's fucked off, I'll take my bow
The record shows, my record blows
I did it my way.

How bad is it for Blair?

Only the most pessimistic of Labour managers had expected it to be quite this bad.

With about half the local council results in, the party was heading for one of its worst ever performances.

Labour takes hit at polls

Tony Blair has been dealt a severe blow by voters as Labour plunged to third place in the local elections, the party's worst showing in living memory.

Conservatives polled 38%, putting them within striking distance of a majority at a general election.

Bad night at the polls for Labour

Labour is suffering heavy losses in local elections in England and Wales, with several councils changing hands.

The party has lost more than 200 seats and fallen into third place according to a BBC projection of results.

"Shadow" cast over Blair and Labour

Tony Blair conceded this evening that the Iraq war had cast a "shadow" over Labour's campaign for today's local, London and European elections.

Speaking as the polls closed, the prime minister said: "Iraq and the worries over Iraq have been a shadow over our support, but in the end you have to take decisions that are right and you have to see them through."

Blair 'would not have majority'

Tony Blair would not win a majority if a general election was held tomorrow, according to a new poll.

Labour would receive just 32% of the vote compared to the Tories' 36%, it emerged as polls for the local and European elections closed.

Tony Blair Government Dissed Over Racist Immigration Policy

A leaked memo that claims British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to cut down significantly on immigrants from Jamaica, India, Pakistan and Kenya among others, has advocates in Britain screaming racism.

Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman Mark Oaten was quoted as saying recently the plan smacks of discrimination. "The color of someone's skin or nationality should not be the determining factor," he said.

Blair losing voters' trust

Tony Blair's rating among voters has plummeted since last year's local elections, according to a poll conducted by ICM for the BBC.

Thursday, June 10, 2004

Blair invites G8 to the UK

Prime Minister Tony Blair has confirmed that the next G8 summit of the world's leading economies will take place at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire.

The UK will take over the presidency of the economic forum in 2005 and the leaders of the world's most powerful countries are expected to meet in July.

Mr Blair said: "A major part of the G8 at Gleneagles will be the work of the Africa commission, which we have established, and the report back from that.

"Hopefully then we will have a series of actions from the G8 in order to make progress there."

Climb-down over Nato role in Iraq

Tony Blair and George Bush have conceded there will be no large-scale deployment of Nato troops in Iraq.

The Big Intervention

"We should have the confidence to open up the debate, be honest about the challenges, lay out the real choices".

Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Labour Needs Leadership Change

If you believe that Labour is in desperate need of leadership change, then please sign this petition.

Monday, June 07, 2004

Labour "to decide Blair's future"

Tony Blair has said it is up to the Labour Party to decide whether he should resign as leader.

The prime minister had previously pledged to quit if his leadership became an electoral liability to his party.