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'''Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair''', (born May 6, 1953) is a [[globalist]] [[medical tyrany|medical tyrant]], [[war criminal]] and former [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. The [[Labour Party]]'s longest-serving Prime Minister, he served from May 2, 1997, to June 27, 2007, succeeding the Conservative Party's [[John Major]] and preceding [[Gordon Brown]]. Blair is also the only person to have led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories, and the only Labour Prime Minister to serve more than one full consecutive term.
'''Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair''' (born May 6, 1953) is a [[globalist]] [[medical tyrany|medical tyrant]], [[war criminal]] and former [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. The [[Labour Party]]'s longest-serving Prime Minister, he served from May 2, 1997, to June 27, 2007, succeeding the Conservative Party's [[John Major]] and preceding [[Gordon Brown]]. Blair is also the only person to have led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories, and the only Labour Prime Minister to serve more than one full consecutive term.
Though committed to [[globalism]] and [[socialism]], Blair abandoned some of the most [[far-left]] ideas in the Labour Party and endorsed the [[free market]] solutions promulgated by [[Conservative Party]] Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. In the 1980s, as a close ally of the United States under [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]], Blair strongly endorsed the invasion of [[Iraq]] in 2003. The decline of [[London]] from its preeminence as the center of the [[British Empire]] occurred largely under Blair's push for globalism. ''UnHerd'' stated in 2022 that Tony Blair was responsible for "breaking" Britain, noting that his government presided over a surge in housing prices, the collapse of British industry<ref>[https://unherd.com/2022/04/how-blair-broke-britain/ How Blair broke Britain - Iraq has overshadowed his litany of domestic failures]</ref> with mass Islamic immigration also reaching record levels under the New Labour years.<ref>[https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/press-article/83 Was Mass Immigration a Conspiracy?]</ref>
Though committed to [[globalism]] and [[socialism]], Blair abandoned some of the most [[far-left]] ideas in the Labour Party and endorsed the [[free market]] solutions promulgated by [[Conservative Party]] Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. In the 1980s, as a close ally of the United States under [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]], Blair strongly endorsed the invasion of [[Iraq]] in 2003. The decline of [[London]] from its preeminence as the center of the [[British Empire]] occurred largely under Blair's push for globalism. ''UnHerd'' stated in 2022 that Tony Blair was responsible for "breaking" Britain, noting that his government presided over a surge in housing prices, the collapse of British industry<ref>[https://unherd.com/2022/04/how-blair-broke-britain/ How Blair broke Britain - Iraq has overshadowed his litany of domestic failures]</ref> and with mass Islamic immigration also reaching record levels under the New Labour years.<ref>[https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/press-article/83 Was Mass Immigration a Conspiracy?]</ref>
Blair's [[Christian]] [[faith]] is downplayed by the [[atheist]]ic culture in [[Britain]].
Blair's [[Christian]] [[faith]] is downplayed by the [[atheist]]ic culture in [[Britain]].
Tony Blair is an "agenda contributor" for the [[World Economic Forum]]. A medical tyrant, during the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]] in 2021, Blair pushed for an extremely authoritarian [[apartheid]] of those who refused experimental [[COVID vaccines]]. At the 2023 WEF Davos meeting, Blair called for "digital vaccine tracking".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/21/pure-evil-tony-blair-calls-for-digital-vaccine-tracking-at-davos-ahead-of-new-slew-of-injectables/ ‘Pure Evil’ — Tony Blair Calls for Digital Vaccine Tracking at Davos Ahead of ‘New Slew of Injectables’]</ref> Nigel Farage described Blair's proposal as "pure [[evil]]".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/nigelfarageofficial/videos/tony-blairs-remarks-at-davos-are-pure-evil/705501067646481/ Tony Blair’s remarks at Davos are pure evil. - Nigel Farage on Facebook]</ref>
Tony Blair is an "agenda contributor" for the [[World Economic Forum]]. A medical tyrant, during the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]] in 2021, Blair pushed for an extremely authoritarian [[apartheid]] of those who refused experimental [[COVID vaccines]]. At the 2023 WEF Davos meeting, Blair called for "digital vaccine tracking".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/21/pure-evil-tony-blair-calls-for-digital-vaccine-tracking-at-davos-ahead-of-new-slew-of-injectables/ ‘Pure Evil’ — Tony Blair Calls for Digital Vaccine Tracking at Davos Ahead of ‘New Slew of Injectables’]</ref> and Nigel Farage described Blair's proposal as "pure [[evil]]".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/nigelfarageofficial/videos/tony-blairs-remarks-at-davos-are-pure-evil/705501067646481/ Tony Blair’s remarks at Davos are pure evil. - Nigel Farage on Facebook]</ref>
== Personal ==
== Personal ==
The son of barrister and lecturer Leo Blair and his wife Hazel, Tony Blair was born in [[Edinburgh]], but spent most of his childhood in Durham. Blair has an older brother, Sir William, and a younger sister, Sarah. At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his education at Fettes College. Blair was known as a cheeky, rebellious, and argumentative schoolboy, and at 17 he was threatened with expulsion for persistently breaking school rules.<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6506365.stm The Tony Blair Story] BBC News 10 May 2007</ref> After leaving Fettes with three A levels he studied law at [[Oxford University]], and went on to become a barrister (Lincoln's Inn) himself, before entering politics. Blair married his wife, [[Liverpool]]-born Cherie Booth QC, a barrister and daughter of the actor Tony Booth, in 1980, and they have four children.
The son of barrister and lecturer Leo Blair and his wife Hazel, Tony Blair was born in [[Edinburgh]], but spent most of his childhood in Durham. Blair has an older brother, Sir William, and a younger sister, Sarah. At the age of 14 he returned to Edinburgh to finish his education at Fettes College. Blair was known as a cheeky, rebellious, and argumentative schoolboy, and at 17 he was threatened with expulsion for persistently breaking school rules.<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6506365.stm The Tony Blair Story] BBC News 10 May 2007</ref> and After leaving Fettes with three A levels he studied law at [[Oxford University]], and went on to become a barrister (Lincoln's Inn) himself, before entering politics. Blair married his wife, [[Liverpool]]-born Cherie Booth QC, a barrister and daughter of the actor Tony Booth, in 1980, and they have four children.
Blair is a competent guitar player and at university was a member of a rock band called Ugly Rumours. His favourite music includes [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], Free, [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[U2]], Coldplay, The Foo Fighters, and Simply Red.<ref name="bbc" />
Blair is a competent guitar player and at university was a member of a rock band called Ugly Rumours. His favourite music includes [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], Free, [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[U2]], Coldplay, The Foo Fighters, and Simply Red.<ref name="bbc" />
While Blair rarely discusses his religious [[faith]] in public - and had been advised by his spokesman Alistair Campbell that "We don't do [[God]], mate"<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/05/05/dl0501.xml A Question of Faith] Daily Telegraph 5 May 2003</ref> - he is a claimed Christian<!--This needs to be examined: I think that he was criticized more because he often acted hypocritically, choosing to portray himself as a religious man only when it suited his political diary, a fact for which he is often criticised or mocked by British commentators-->. His wife Cherie is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and Blair converted to Catholicism in 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7157409.stm Tony Blair joins Catholic Church] BBC News 22 December 2007</ref>
While Blair rarely discusses his religious [[faith]] in public - and had been advised by his spokesman Alistair Campbell that "We don't do [[God]], mate"<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/05/05/dl0501.xml A Question of Faith] Daily Telegraph 5 May 2003</ref> he is a claimed Christian<!--This needs to be examined: I think that he was criticized more because he often acted hypocritically, choosing to portray himself as a religious man only when it suited his political diary, a fact for which he is often criticised or mocked by British commentators-->. His wife Cherie is a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and Blair converted to Catholicism in 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7157409.stm Tony Blair joins Catholic Church] BBC News 22 December 2007</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
A combination of the Labour Party's newfound moderation, Blair's personal popularity and the deep unpopularity of the Conservatives under [[John Major]] resulted in a landslide victory for Blair and his party in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of Conservative government. Blair led Labour to easy triumphs in the 2001 and 2005 elections.
A combination of the Labour Party's newfound moderation, Blair's personal popularity and the deep unpopularity of the Conservatives under [[John Major]] resulted in a landslide victory for Blair and his party in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of Conservative government. Blair led Labour to easy triumphs in the 2001 and 2005 elections.
While the Labour Party still carries the old tag of a "socialist party", Blair eradicated most elements of socialism and committed his government to capitalism and private ownership. Blair coined the phrases "[[New Labour]]" and "[[The Third Way]]" to distinguish his own pro-business policies from the more collectivist platform of his leftist predecessors. He was often attacked by left-wing members of the Labour Party for "selling out" to conservative thinking, particularly in his support for privatisation and cooperating closely in the foreign policy of the United States in the [[Iraq War]]. On the other hand, some of Blair's policies were liberal by American standards: they have included increases in taxation, increases in government spending (particularly on public schools and Britain's [[National Health Service|public healthcare system]]), the introduction and subsequent increases of a minimum wage, and support for equal rights for homosexuals.
While the Labour Party still carries the old tag of a "socialist party", and Blair eradicated most elements of socialism and committed his government to capitalism and private ownership. Blair coined the phrases "[[New Labour]]" and "[[The Third Way]]" to distinguish his own pro-business policies from the more collectivist platform of his leftist predecessors. He was often attacked by left-wing members of the Labour Party for "selling out" to conservative thinking, particularly in his support for privatisation and cooperating closely in the foreign policy of the United States in the [[Iraq War]]. On the other hand, some of Blair's policies were liberal by American standards: they have included increases in taxation, increases in government spending (particularly on public schools and Britain's [[National Health Service|public healthcare system]]), the introduction and subsequent increases of a minimum wage, and support for equal rights for homosexuals.
==Blair's policies==
==Blair's policies==
During Blair's tenure as Prime Minister, the [[Labour party|Labour]] government made the Bank of England independent, allowing them to set the nation's interest rates (which had previously been set by the Chancellor of the Exchequer), and introduced a national [[minimum wage]] in 1998, which has gradually been increased over time. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland gained their own legislatures, and limited attempts were been made to devolve power to the regions of England (although outside of [[London]] these were not successful). Blair's government also banned fox-hunting, cigarette smoking in public places and public demonstrations within 1 kilometre of Parliament, as well as prepared the way for a national identity card and increased the time suspects can be held in police custody without charge to 28 days. His government was also notable for legislating an equal age of consent for homosexual acts, [[Civil union|civil partnership]] laws, and the abolition of [[Section 28]] (a measure introduced by the previous Conservative administration which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in schools).
During Blair's tenure as Prime Minister, the [[Labour party|Labour]] government made the Bank of England independent, allowing it to set the nation's interest rates (which had previously been set by the Chancellor of the Exchequer), and introduced a national [[minimum wage]] in 1998, which has gradually been increased over time. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland gained their own legislatures, and limited attempts were made to devolve power to the regions of England (although outside of [[London]] these were not successful). Blair's government also banned fox-hunting, cigarette smoking in public places and public demonstrations within 1 kilometre of Parliament, and prepared the way for a national identity card and increased the time suspects could be held in police custody without charge to 28 days. His government was also notable for legislating an equal age of consent for homosexual acts, [[Civil union|civil partnership]] laws, and the abolition of [[Section 28]] (a measure introduced by the previous Conservative administration which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in schools).
The most controversial aspects of Blair's premiership was his unstinting support for the [[Iraq war]], despite strong opposition from the far left. He won the endorsement of majorities of both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party MP's for his policies in Iraq. His foreign policy is often described as [[neoconservative]].
The most controversial aspect of Blair's premiership was his unstinting support for the [[Iraq war]], despite strong opposition from the far left. He won the endorsement of majorities of both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party MPs for his policies in Iraq. His foreign policy is often described as [[neoconservative]].
==Blair and the media==
==Blair and the media==
In the 1990s in particular, Blair was seen as a charismatic leader, with formidable media performing skills. His most famous television appearance was his tribute to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] on the morning after her death in August 1997, in which he described her as "''the People's Princess''" and "''the Queen of Hearts''". Blair acquired a reputation for excessive news management, and even for dishonesty, particularly after the Iraq War.
In the 1990s in particular, Blair was seen as a charismatic leader, with formidable media performance skills. His most famous television appearance was his tribute to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] on the morning after her death in August 1997, in which he described her as "''the People's Princess''" and "''the Queen of Hearts''". and Blair acquired a reputation for excessive news management, and even for dishonesty, particularly after the Iraq War.
[[Image:Blair MedalOfFreedom2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|President George Bush applauds former Prime Minister Tony Blair at the ceremony honoring Mr. Blair as recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.]]
[[Image:Blair MedalOfFreedom2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|President George Bush applauds former Prime Minister Tony Blair at the ceremony honoring Mr. Blair as recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.]]
Blair was criticized by more liberal opponents for his close association with conservative News Corp. owner [[Rupert Murdoch]], and the positive press they believed he received in return.
Blair was criticized by more liberal opponents for his close association with conservative News Corp. owner [[Rupert Murdoch]], and the positive press they believed he received in return.
== Post-political career ==
== Post-political career ==
After his political career, Blair founded the religious Tony Blair Faith Foundation<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/may/30/tonyblair.religion</ref> in 2008 to counter extremism within multiple religions, Blair strongly supported the globalist and socialist [[European Union]], and stated that ''It's necessary that Brexit doesn't happen''<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/15/tony-blair-necessary-brexit-doesnt-happen/</ref> and has called for more power to European institutions and more immigration.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/644765/Tony-Blair-EU-referendum-Britain-surrender-powers-Brussels-mass-migration-good-UK</ref>
After his political career, Blair founded the religious Tony Blair Faith Foundation<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/may/30/tonyblair.religion</ref> in 2008 to counter extremism within multiple religions. Blair strongly supported the globalist and socialist [[European Union]], and stated that ''It's necessary that Brexit doesn't happen''<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/15/tony-blair-necessary-brexit-doesnt-happen/</ref> and has called for more power to European institutions and more immigration.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/644765/Tony-Blair-EU-referendum-Britain-surrender-powers-Brussels-mass-migration-good-UK</ref>
During the August 2021 [[Fall of Kabul]] to the [[Taliban]], Blair slammed U.S. [[Democrat]] socialist leader [[Joe Biden]] as an imbecile.<ref>https://archive.is/2D8am#selection-491.1-491.56</ref>
During the August 2021 [[Fall of Kabul]] to the [[Taliban]], Blair slammed U.S. [[Democrat]] socialist leader [[Joe Biden]] as an imbecile.<ref>https://archive.is/2D8am#selection-491.1-491.56</ref>
===Biographies===
===Biographies===
*Abse, Leo. ''Tony Blair: The Man Behind the Smile.'' (2001); nasty attack from the Old Left.
*Abse, Leo. ''Tony Blair: The Man Behind the Smile.'' (2001); nasty attack from the Old Left.
*Beckett F, Hencke D. ''The Survivor: Tony Blair in Peace and War .'' (2006) prize winning book by investigative journalists
*Beckett F, Hencke D. ''The Survivor: Tony Blair in Peace and War.'' (2006) prize-winning book by investigative journalists
*Naughtie, James. ''The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency.'' (2001); [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21050-2004Sep14.html Interview in ''The Washington Post.'']
*Naughtie, James. ''The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency.'' (2001); [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21050-2004Sep14.html Interview in ''The Washington Post.'']
*Riddell, Peter. ''The Unfulfilled Prime Minister: Tony Blair and the End of Optimism.'' (2004)
*Riddell, Peter. ''The Unfulfilled Prime Minister: Tony Blair and the End of Optimism.'' (2004)
*Seldon, Anthony. ''Blair.'' (2004) [http://www.cerium.ca/article944.html#ouverture "Tony Blair in History"]
*Seldon, Anthony. ''Blair.'' (2004) [http://www.cerium.ca/article944.html#ouverture "Tony Blair in History"]
*Stephens, Philip. ''Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader.'' (2004) by a senior editor of The ''Financial Times.'' Review http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_200402/ai_n18261022 Argues that for Blair, "ending the tyranny in Iraq was a moral cause fully in accord with the teachings on just wars of Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas."
*Stephens, Philip. ''Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader.'' (2004) by a senior editor of The ''Financial Times.'' Review: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_200402/ai_n18261022 Argues that for Blair, "ending the tyranny in Iraq was a moral cause fully in accord with the teachings on just wars of Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas."
* Temple, Michael. ''Blair'' (British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century) (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Blair-British-Prime-Ministers-Century/dp/1904950736/ref=sr_1_2/104-1795140-9172706?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186882938&sr=8-2 excerpt online]
* Temple, Michael. ''Blair'' (British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century) (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Blair-British-Prime-Ministers-Century/dp/1904950736/ref=sr_1_2/104-1795140-9172706?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186882938&sr=8-2 excerpt online]
==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9149782 ''The Economist'' "Tony Blair: How will history judge him?" leader published May 10th 2007 online]
* [https://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9149782 ''The Economist'' "Tony Blair: How will history judge him?" leader published May 10th 2007 online]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stm The Blair Years 1997-2007] - BBC articles covering major events of Tony Blair's premiership, with analysis.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stm The Blair Years 1997-2007] - BBC articles covering major events of Tony Blair's premiership, with analysis.
*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/tony_blair/index.html The New York Times] - Includes short biography and links to ''NY Times'' articles relating to Tony Blair.
*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/tony_blair/index.html The New York Times] - Includes short biography and links to ''NY Times'' articles relating to Tony Blair.