tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post6323623493465420812..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Was Labour 1997-2010 The Worst Government Ever?Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-84933164737514370962013-11-01T19:34:31.708+00:002013-11-01T19:34:31.708+00:00"Tony Blair's bank balance?"
Ha ha...."Tony Blair's bank balance?"<br /><br />Ha ha. Yes.<br /><br />"They were very good at spinning."<br /><br />At first they were, but eventually no one trusted them.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-39132105354359813742013-10-11T10:25:32.408+01:002013-10-11T10:25:32.408+01:00"...any substantive successes associated with..."...any substantive successes associated with the last government"?<br />They were very good at spinning.L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-87691096091774622102013-10-10T19:06:17.418+01:002013-10-10T19:06:17.418+01:00Neck and neck and imagine the MIllipede govt.Neck and neck and imagine the MIllipede govt.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-21267393152246486632013-10-10T15:35:44.179+01:002013-10-10T15:35:44.179+01:00"...any substantive successes associated with...<i>"...any substantive successes associated with the last government"</i>?<br /><br />Tony Blair's bank balance?DerekPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-79613365659960984722013-10-09T20:41:49.664+01:002013-10-09T20:41:49.664+01:00There have been five-and-a-half periods of Labour ...There have been five-and-a-half periods of Labour government since 1923. <br /><br />Ramsay MacDonald’s nine-month 1924 minority Labour administration is the half, it scarcely counts. <br /><br />Of the five following governments, including the long Blair-Brown administration, four left office amid major economic and financial catastrophe.<br /><br />Just for the record, Blair-Brown inc are included in the four.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-80996645153830535382013-10-09T19:55:55.121+01:002013-10-09T19:55:55.121+01:00True- I don't think the Conservatives could ha...True- I don't think the Conservatives could have done much to win in 2001 but if they had gone for a more coherent approach they could have been in contention by 2005.<br /><br />The Australian Liberals are a case in point- they suffered a wipe out in 2007 went through a couple of Cameronesque leaders and got nowhere but then settled on Tony Abbott who was supposedly unelectable but was confident and didn't trash his own side.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-33327420224627951662013-10-09T17:45:01.001+01:002013-10-09T17:45:01.001+01:00Just to be fair, I'd ask the question: was the...Just to be fair, I'd ask the question: was the Opposition 1997-2010 the worst ever? After all, despite the Blair/Brown administration possibly being the worst government ever, against the "modern progressive Conservatives" (© Francis Maude) Labour very nearly got re-elected.Umbongonoreply@blogger.com