The rise and fall of Tony Blair

Over one million people have signed a petition against the knighthood of former prime minister Tony Blair, reviving the debate surrounding his place in history.
How did the UK’s longest-serving Labour prime minister become so unpopular?
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[@angus7278]

"America has no truer friend than Great Britain" Taken as a direct and pointed insult from Bush to Canada which had refused to join in the Iraq fiasco.

[@kama3422]

Which makes Canada a moral and upright nation in this instance compared to Bush and Blair governments which were both genocidal and racist governments.

[@littlenan3576]

We had a stupid PM Blair who wanted fame etc. He should never have got involved in Iraq. Canada had more foresight than to get involved in such an awful war.

[@joelwatson3999]

Except when Bush said that, Iraq was still 1 1/2 years away soooo…

[@dragandragovic8989]

​@@joelwatson3999love how un-ironicly are saying it was supposed to happen 1 1/2 years before it actually happen like it was 'pre-planned' 😂

[@sandilemfeka4658]

If I die and see this man, then I am definitely in hell.

[@mehdiabkar5521]

😂😂

[@MrBrownstick]

War criminal

[@laxeystu8096]

Iraq was only a contributor to Blairs fall The war was his first real moment of crisis, but it did command support amongst the opposition and in the country as well, and he won another general election in 2005 He was still seen as a 'winner' after this and was replaced more because of the Labour party's unhappiness with him (partly Iraq, but other things as well), to be replaced by Brown, who was also supportive on Iraq

[@hschsc1300]

By 2006, Labour's backbenchers were sick of Blair. Iraq was the straw that broke the camel's back. Tuition fees, privatization of hospitals, and deteriorating relations with trade unions were issues already held against him, which was increasingly worse as time went on. Blair's big sell to his party was, despite his more right-ward politics, he was 'electable'. However, that was more than wearing off. His popularity tanked post-2003. He won only 35% of the vote in 2005, miraculously coming with a decent majority in 2005. He was consistently 10pts behind a weak Tory Party thereafter. The backbenchers and party as a whole eventually threw him out, and replaced with Gordon Brown who was at one point considered the most popular politician in the country and more in touch with the Labour base.

[@montopeloto]

A war criminal, an embarrassment to England and on top of that he walks free and protected.

[@masterally6025]

"you lied about the weapon mass of distraction". "You lied about Iraq" "You lied'

[@laxeystu8096]

He had the security services advising him that Saddam had retained WMD, so where is the lie?

[@ravd8082]

and immigration he thought 10.000's would arrive every year, you got that one wrong tony

[@johnnotrealname8168]

He did not think 10,000 would arrive.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

The intelligence was shady and the intelligence services told him that the sources were not the best however he portrayed it to the public as definitive. I believe he thought it was real but he lied by omitting the relevant dubiousness of the data.

[@davidcox9674]

​@@laxeystu8096 bush had already alerted him to the situation and responded by saying that he would support him wherever it took them. So yes, he lied about wmd.

[@fjordhellas4077]

How is it that Blair, George W Bush, Dick Cheney and Ronald Rumsfeld haven’t been indicted for their war crimes in Iraq ? I don’t get it.

[@PeachesandCream225]

the powerful dont face consequences sadly

[@lw1zfog]

globalist bank$ter owned

[@NasirAli-zn3hr]

Millions of people died

[@littlenan3576]

There were many of us in the UK who despised his actions. The problems he left us with are enormous. Never mind, he became so rich and famous.

[@WelshHistories]

Successive Labour leaders not defending his record played the biggest part in his downfall.

[@masterally6025]

"I believe he was a monster" -monster Tony Blair

[@ravd8082]

innocent soldiers lost thier lives

[@masterally6025]

@@ravd8082 tell me again what did those "innocent soldiers" do at the "Abu ghraib prison" Oh my bad. You don't know what that is.. they don't tell u

[@meyerswhyte]

Thats one less monster

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

6 out 7 of Iraqi civilians were killed by "insurgents, militia, and terrorists" according to Iraq Body Count's John Sloboda, the people Blair sent soldiers their to kill and capture and you were rooting for. No doubt they were largely motivated to commit so much senseless carnage because they knew you would blame their Western enemies for their atrocities, so every murder they committed became a propaganda victory.

[@hamid.khajehpour]

Another War Criminal Walking Free and soon to Become a Lord too. 😮😢

[@Genocide2024]

Just imagine a so called intelligent successful politician that lied his way into war killing countless innocent people. Greed at its highest.

[@greenguy358]

or maybe he was just following in the footsteps of the Americans which caused the tories to use this as fuel to bring down labour

[@clemalford9768]

His name is Blair.

[@ishtiaqkarjikar6877]

Biggest criminals of all time but until today ICC Can't see?

[@clemalford9768]

The most opportunist politician ever. And a warmonger to boot.

[@stuarthowarth2972]

A TRULY EVIL BEING

[@TS-dr2gc]

Ultimate fall will be in front of God.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

TS hrs in double trouble because the Pope told him not to go in to Iraq

[@NasirAli-zn3hr]

Men women children innocent lives

[@milosniffer5293]

Lol shut up You don't care, you're just virtue signaling

[@AyoAYO-cm6hb]

Yeah but equally that could’ve been the U.K. mate, when war wages you have to take a side and protect your own. Not be a beta, sit back and let yourself get r**ped

[@humanwhodoesstuffindeed]

@@AyoAYO-cm6hb iraqis weren't flying here to rape people

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

​@@AyoAYO-cm6hbAya there was more chance of you being struck by lightening ten times in one hour than any threat to the UK from Iraq's WMD.They did not exist....

[@kriskeeling6243]

This guy is despised in the uk

[@ethanp22]

You make it sound like he resigned because of Iraq in 2007. Although unpopular he did win the 2005 general election with a majority

[@laxeystu8096]

This video is more 'Blair and Iraq' than Blair more generally

[@sgritheall163]

If Putin is a war criminal, then so is Blair. But he got a knighthood for his war. Hypocrisy?

[@dOnDee831]

100%

[@eastbow6053]

putin is not flooding russia with child r..pists

[@masterally6025]

"you lied about the connection to the 9/11"

[@laxeystu8096]

Blair did not make that connection

[@dkki201]

wef gangster and war criminal

[@clemalford9768]

Blair is currently in competition with his son (the one arrested for being drunk and disorderly years back) for who can make the most money🎉 currently the son is in the lead with £385,000,000.!!!!

[@davecanly7535]

Everything on Blair now talking his crap.... The coments are always turned off just shows how much his hated

[@chrisgibson7591]

I've just went to try and watch tony blair institute for change, i've refused to listen to it because the comments are disabled.

[@NasirAli-zn3hr]

War crimes

[@user-zo7kb7tg3s]

Will he go to jail for Iraq? No, justice is not for British corrupt politicians

[@rolandrothwell4840]

Blair the biggest political charleton. He was a pink Tory. He happily lied about weapons of mass destruction.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

I should note that Iraq succeeded eventually. It is a relatively free independent Republic with a Democratic system.

[@christianbolisca1493]

Even though Iraq was a ba’athist totalitarian genocidal dictatorship, that after the wars became an Iranian puppet state.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@christianbolisca1493 Not really. They still host America and inform them of stuff.

[@lw1zfog]

‘Miranda’, Bow St Magistrates Court 1983, ‘importunity’

[@jeyhunbunyatov7627]

i have always admired mr. Blair, until he screwed up and he screwed up by going into the war with US to Iraq.... we still don't understand what we had been doing there on our own with US...

[@i--hate--life]

He was so puffy❤

[@LukeRiver-in5xx]

War Criminal

[@Sam77-sp1ut]

❤

[@margaretmorgan3693]

I would like to see Tony Blair at the Haigh. Also anyone else who leads our country or any other country the same. There have been far too many wars throughout the years.

[@animekid2979]

The Iraq war ended so long ago, it's really irrelevant.

[@tayetrotman]

I don’t think any PM who leads us to war should face charges. Blair, sure, but some wars are just necessary to fight.

[@stevefowler3398]

HAGUE.

[@Zoro007]

I'd love to see his portrait in the attic.......must be horrendous... 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@frowningscyth]

He will be back. I will see the notifications for responses under this comment when that happens.

[@tenzinnatedaiz6685]

Tony devil like butcher on iraq 😂😂😂😂

[@glynjones5280]

Tony the war mongering tory

[@SH-jg5zq]

Blair the war criminal

[@matthewrider5906]

That's a shame. How does a good social democrat become pro-war like that??? Damned shame, that.

[@jamiegray6931]

He was an internationalist wanting the word of the international community to be above all else. Saddam was a risk to that world order, and escalating to a ground invasion wasn't too far a ste form the air campaign that had been waged against Iraq since 1998.

[@tenzinnatedaiz6685]

Tony Butcher 😂😂😂😂

[@kiwinz8392]

Cottaging - Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (Tony Blair, former PM of the UK) (too old to reply) Jacob Von Hogflume 11 years ago Permalink 'He was charged and appeared in court at Bow Street Magistrates Court for importunity in a public toilet with another male. He tried to get sexual favour from the other man; little did he know that the toilet was being watched by police. Blair was fined £500, and walked away with nobody knowing who he really was as he used his middle names to cover who he was. Charles Lynton is the name used, and his friends in court got him off with a fine, because he is one of them.'

[@sammadongorere884]

That man is the reason zimbabwe is like this

[@eastbow6053]

only Zimbabwe? add a few countries and almost all of europe

[@ianhawdon3680]

Your joking surely

[@duncandes1]

War criminal 😡

[@Matac0010]

Tony Blair…MORE LIKE TONY D.LIAR

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Marta more like Tony dollar....

[@IGLSaddam]

Correct the title: the Rise and Fall of an Evil

[@ruwandikwella7508]

How great , Russia China and India never supported Iraq war..

[@martinjenkins6467]

Those scumbags always protect The evil countries.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

ruwand neither did Germany or France .

[@musanyathi2298]

He was one of the last great dignified PMs. His legacy was undone Bush.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

Dignified B Liar I think they are the words your searching for ?

[@moosaalraisi6447]

this anemia of God

[@jonathanselwyn4572]

Not to mention his government were partly to blame for the 2008 financial crisis

[@willbentley8856]

lol

[@NasirAli-zn3hr]

Is the world really at peace after all this. Guys do some research and wake up. I don’t think so

[@user-ob4wo9po2y]

Very good leader and a great guest. Best PM Idiots criticise him for Iraq towards the end (which was George Bush’ fault), but forget what he did with the Troubles in Northern Ireland at the beginning.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

user- know him by the company he keeps ......

[@user-lk9lp3br3g]

Blair had Britain Booming..not like caeron and other torries putting it all in their own pocket

[@craigtomkinson2150]

Should have been in the Hague for War Crimes

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Blair should come to the US. Unlike the British, we aren't cowards who throw our leaders under the bus to appease those who hate our country.

[@martinjenkins6467]

Gutless wonders are sick. The ones They should attack is animals like Putin and the leaders of China,Iran And north Korea. They are the real Threat to world peace. The West needs To toughen up to these scumbags.

[@amateurchef9992]

We British hate the murder of innocent iraq civilians and hate bush and Blair because of it. Blair should go to the US, all the other murdering clowns seem to live there

[@ezekielbenisrael1962]

Do you mean your stolen country.

[@humanwhodoesstuffindeed]

unlike the us, we don't murder people for fake reasons.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Dennis oh yes....so where are the statues to Bush Rumsfeld Cheney ???

[@MJB20233]

I just love the post 911 revisionism. Especially by people who were not alive at the time. I have as do many of my generation a pre and post 911 life. It’s so sad. Those so ready to criticise afterwards do not understand the cultural shift. I worked for an American bank when the towers fell, phones lines with colleagues dropped dead. We left work to watch the horror unfold on 24 hour news. Our friends, brothers and sisters left home to defend the horror of the new terror without which we would still be looking over our shoulder. Life is messy but Blair is one of the most impressive political statesman’s the U.K. will ever see.

[@klopt772]

You are just naive banker in that case.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

MJB yes you did well to try and root out MBL then inexplicably pivoted towards Iraq and Blair followed your folly like a sheep. 9/11 does NOT give you the right to slaughter innocent people on a whim.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

M excuse my French but WTF has this to do with Iraq and 600,,000 dead ??

[@proshantoshen]

Tony Blair was a great leader of Britain.

[@1MrMoor]

Ohh how he betrayed all us working class people…

[@fernbracken]

toerag-tony murdered 1 milion iraqis kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2LKXp5pmd53oac