Blair's standing ovation
Finally managed to find a clip of Blair's last speech and the standing ovation he received as he left the chamber. Thought it might be of interest.
Cameron bids farewell.
The BBC's compilation of the last day
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
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Kel,
You seem to have a soft spot for Blair and that seems to derive from his performance pre-9/11.
But, please, this man is a war criminal, and the British parliament just gave him a standing ovation? This is our "system"? No wonder they fucking hate us.
Bhc,
I have no soft spot for Blair and, like yourself, consider what he did in Iraq as constituting a war crime.
However, I think Parliament's reaction was for the last ten years as a whole and especially for peace in Northern Ireland.
There are many in the Labour movement, myself included, who will never forgive him for what he has done; however, Labour do owe him a debt of gratitude for removing the belief that the Conservatives were the natural party of government. Remember, he is the first Labour leader EVER to be re-elected. Before Blair we were always a one term government.
Under him we have served three terms for the first time in our history, so the legacy is a complicated one.
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