tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post1832572114689253493..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Journalists at War Over Blair v Maggie AwardIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85882882904895911452010-11-07T17:38:37.940+00:002010-11-07T17:38:37.940+00:00Phil, the possessive plural must be countries'...Phil, the possessive plural must be <i>countries'</i> because "countries" is the plural of "country". "Countrys" is not the correct form of anything.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64461076094181472022010-11-06T12:07:49.024+00:002010-11-06T12:07:49.024+00:00David Blunkett's Dog knows how to make politic...David Blunkett's Dog knows how to make political decisions better than any human. GIve the award to him.Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267094484651413428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63584917381608320142010-11-06T10:49:25.932+00:002010-11-06T10:49:25.932+00:00Iain
Splendid piece of writing - I enjoyed it ver...Iain<br /><br />Splendid piece of writing - I enjoyed it very much!Paddy Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847108655078927970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75015627437473992372010-11-05T17:00:36.447+00:002010-11-05T17:00:36.447+00:00Just to satisfy this old pedant, the possessive fo...Just to satisfy this old pedant, the possessive form of country is country's (or, countrys', if more than one). It is NOT 'countries'!<br /><br />Here endeth then rant.Snotrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365372497381385121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-72744239863974163832010-11-05T16:15:45.078+00:002010-11-05T16:15:45.078+00:00It is difficult to list any actual Parliamentary a...It is difficult to list any actual Parliamentary achievements of Bliar except for wars. He played a major part in reforming Labour but that isn't a parliamentary achievement. He didn't complete reforming the Lords, he didn't particularly like devolution, it had already been promised,. He didn't improve they economy, though unlike Brown ge didn't destroy it, which may be some sort of achievement for a Labour politician. Is it simply the award for being longest serving PM during the last 25 years?neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91332846737882583662010-11-05T14:31:29.246+00:002010-11-05T14:31:29.246+00:00Given that Blair was a lying sleazy conniving bast...Given that Blair was a lying sleazy conniving bastard what does this say about the hacks?<br /><br />Give it to a backbencher - Frank Field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9546065195001467452010-11-05T14:23:57.407+00:002010-11-05T14:23:57.407+00:00Has to be Maggie by miles
Economy- Maggie turned ...Has to be Maggie by miles<br /><br />Economy- Maggie turned around one going backwards for 30 years and economy went up from 7th in world (behing Italy in 79) to 4th. Blair led massive credit boom that ended up with Britain on verge of bankrupcy- and back down at no 6 economy globally.<br />Wars- Maggie won all (under Blair British army lost in Iraq- had to leave Basra and get bailed out by US) and may lose in Afganistan, too early to tell)<br />Global politics- Maggie helped Reagan to defeat communism and free hundreds of million of people from oppression(my wife is Polish, so feel kind of stronly about this). Blair... well suppose he sort of helped in ex-Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone. Does not compare really does it?<br />Blair- well him and Cherie certainly did do better on feathering their nest<br />Blair is a disgrace, will go down in history as one of most disastrous PMs ever.JoeFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426110406226256686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81977247757677505132010-11-05T14:00:30.990+00:002010-11-05T14:00:30.990+00:00Needs to settled by statistics.
Top trumps style.
...Needs to settled by statistics.<br />Top trumps style.<br /><br />Tony Blair:<br /><br />elections won - 3.<br />Wars fought - 3 <br />Illegal wars fought - 1<br />Serious strikes -Postal strike x 2, Fire-services strike and fuel protests.<br />Called in for questioning by the police - 2<br />Countries Financial security end of term- 67%<br />Personal financial security end of term - 110%<br />Times kicked out -1<br />Sleaze rating - 7<br /><br />Margaret Thatcher:<br />elections won - 3.<br />Wars fought - 1.5 {incl N.Ireland} <br />Illegal wars fought - 0<br />Serious strikes - Too many to list. . Miners is trumps.<br />Called in for questioning by the Police - 0<br />Countries Financial security end of term- 77%<br />Personal financial security end of term - 11%<br />Times kicked out -1<br />Sleaze rating - 7<br /><br />Looks like a draw. We need some more categories.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.com