Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
feet important world
Nothing is more important to England's arrangements for the World Cup than the state of David Beckham's foot.
thinking misunderstood care
The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.
want railway
I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.
thinking today conspiracy
I think conspiracy theories have gotten more and more close to the mainstream because what you've got is a fragmentation of the media, where the media becomes much more polarized today, left and right.
increase taxes plans
We have no plans to increase tax at all.
party destiny government
I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.
party britain missions
Our party: New Labour. Our mission: new Britain. New Labour new Britain.
hands people perception
I actually did trouble to read Marx first hand. I found it illuminating in so many ways; in particular, my perception of the relationship between people and the society in which they live was irreversibly altered
real integrity mean
Real integrity means an answer. It doesn't just mean - it doesn't mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.
believe sorrow today
I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition - but also to express our deep sorrow that it could ever have happened and rejoice at the better times we live in today
roots use branches
What we have got to do now is use this event, the resignation of the whole commission, to drive through root and branch reform.
religious religion honest
I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it.
thinking desire solutions
I still think there is a residual desire amongst the majority of the public to be given a proper solution.
rejection doubt needs
There is no doubt as to what needs to happen. There has to be a complete rejection of the type of terrorist attacks carried out in India.