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
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.
leader lord opposition
Lord Cranborne told the leader of the opposition to 'back me or sack me' - he succeeded in doing both.
baby morning reality
There is nothing like waking up at six in the morning and changing a baby's nappy to bring you face to face with life's reality.
thinking revival renewal
I haven't come to the conclusion that centrist politics is wrong or dead. On the contrary. I think it's very much alive - but it needs to be given a renewal, a revival, and a muscularity which it presently lacks.
looks
Look, I am very competitive.
thinking matter sometimes
I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if it's just a matter of conning the public. Actually, it's a matter of persuading the public, and in my experience, usually, the public gets it right.
errors democrat unified
Ah yes, liberal democrats unified as ever in opportunism and in error.
immigration driving
Immigration was probably the driving thing behind Brexit.
thinking pms people
The Spanish PM rang me to say: 'I have the support of only 4 per cent of the people.' I said, 'Crikey, that's even less than think Elvis Presley is still alive.'