Tony Blair: His Greatest Speech (4 of 4) 

The greatest British Prime Minister of the modern era. I miss you Tony!

I don't care what anyone says, he is an icon ... I dig Blair !!!

Thank you so much, it is great speeches,

Tony Blair is a great man.

People say that David Cameron is Tony Blair "Mark II" - let me tell you this: Cameron is not fit to tie this person's shoelaces!!

Tony Blair said in this secition of the speech that there was only one Labour tradition that he hated - and that was the tradition of losing. Well, the Labour stalwarts managed to force him out, and sure enough, they have embraced that tradition again. And it's a fair bet that they will continue with their much-loved tradition in 2015.

so they didn't listen to him.......and here we are

Iconic speech. Miss you TB

6:40 Couldn’t have been more right.

A fantastic speech. Tony Blair was a great Prime Minister whom made a big impact on British Politics. He is a big miss.

A Leader not a Prick

Brilliant just brilliant

6.40. In 10 years time we will be importing expensive energy and fuel. He was clearly spot on

You belongs to the heart of the people, who believes in justice, freedom and the true in polítical gestion in U.K. , and in other countries that support you.

Yes. I will now. Thanks for reminding me to do it.

@6.36 - Came absolutely true no more than 15 years later 😅

12:58 Unfortunetly Tony, that is what you are and will be for a long time!

God he was good

The best of all amongst all the parties!

Well said 777. What a great Prime Minister Tony Blair was.

If there was one piece of Tony Blair's speach that resonates with me and is very relevant to today is about a Energy secure policy and if we do not do something about that then we will be relying on expensive imported energy sources, Ref to the time count of this video 6:45 Re T Blair's part of his speech (4 of 4). Just look at you Gas/Elec winter bill and see if you agree people of the UK.

His popularity and reputation have been recovering in recent years and rightly so he gets far too much ag for something that wasn’t even his fault

That's what I like! A courageous guy who stands up for his beliefs and is not afraid to answer straight questions. Unfortunately, you aint that guy. I ask if you'd prefer that there had been no Iraq war and Saddam and sons were still in place. No answer (and let's be real here - it's a very important question). Who is worse? No answer. Coward.

It's just a shame that no-one seemed to be listening, given the looks on their faces. Damn.

Fair point. But, if you read the history books, Churchill was in the right place at the right time - he was definitely the man to lead us through WWII and we could not have done it without him. Churchill, though, was not the man to build the peace after 1945. The UK electorate told him so at the ballot box.

If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? And if you poison us, do we not die?

Thanks

Great speech Tony Blair, a top tier British leader, no mean feat ten years in our UK western liberal democracy! No mean feat either in cutting all hydrocarbon coal inputs with record renewables output from wind,solar and a new nuclear design for a large facility and small modular nuclear reactors. In 2007, thankfully sage advice from PM Tony Blair, he puts our energy policy first. Just this puts us in good stead right now! Just that it is 2023, we now get record renewables! A Salient fact : cessation of coal inputs for the first time since before the industrial revolution began and since before WW1 when we were the world's largest consumer and producer of coal! What an achievement!!!! Despite Brexit too , we remain a great Western liberal democracy and an astute sigma nation to boot. Only who says Western liberal democracies can't do multi-decade planning for our mutual future security and prosperity? Only in 2023 we British offer energy solutions, not energy as weaponry against a neighbour(Ukraine) ,or indeed thankfully still our friends on the continent the EU. My point being is to say thatTony Blair need not worry, we share what is important to us both in the UK with our friends in Europe. The world's largest renewables grid for our collective energy security and a storage of strategic reserves for each country, thus enabling power to economic growth in our economies. A linking of the Baltic with the North sea and the Mediterranean. Only by acting together we will be able to deal decisively with the climate crisis and also meet netzero carbon . Last and not least, enabling a growth faster than debt and a preservation of our democracies and values well in the 21st century and beyond!!!

@Mistermopar Well said. People have either jaw-droppingly short memories or very little integrity if they think Blair was a good Prime Minister.

Visionary

I agree with you wholeheartedly and I don't doubt that Europe would probably be an awful lot happier however, there are an awful lot of people who hate his guts in Britain. If he were to ever seriously consider "finishing the job" he would use his philanthropy and charity work to remind his doubters why he is such an amazing politician!

i almost got abit emotional at the end

Tony Blair: His Greatest Speech (4 of 4)

Brairs greatest speach was the one in which he resigned as PM.

Well, there was a famous essay done a few years ago which proved Churchill was an opportunist and reckless at that. Look at his conduct during the Boer War, his ill advised campaign in the Dardenelles which ended in abject failure, then came the Bolsheviks in Russia (just after the First World War), then came Hitler, then came Stalin. Churchill, for - all his good attributes during the Second World War, was a 'chance man'.................... right time right place... a very lucky man....

The country wouldn't be in the state it's in today if he'd stayed on......

Precisely

4:06 and 7:28 Oh my god, Blair, eat your words mate

Internation enggland speecc men .i my from indonesen you pm end tip my speec.andestend tony blear..

For rizz-ELLL

firstly i'm not racist - if you have migration it should be controlled otherwise its unfair for the working class to have mass social change. And in terms of my spelling not everyone went to cambridge! you've thrown that word racist at me because your intolerent of other views, i accept everyones views but if you knock on a door in a city they will say we need to control our borders, if you want to call that racist you can but it makes you a bad person, almost as bad as a real racist

Frankly, I had forgotten you, Captain C. So I'm puzzled why if you don't care you bothered to reply (on second thoughts, don't answer that - I think this exchange has run its course)

he's got humor other than Cameron.

I don't think you understand...

Prominent leader of british government ever I admire always.

Respect for our armed forces eh? Do you know what the largest volunteer army in history was? Have you ever been to Ypres to see the Menin Gate which has the names of every single British soldier who perished in the battles of the Somme?

Such cryptic comments! I can only assume you are less than happy being called Captain Courageous and a coward. I would never call anyone that, even if they expressed an opinion with which I violently disagreed. It's when they shout their mouth off with over-the-top comments and then refuse to answer reasonable questions that I treat them with utter contempt.

If blair had stood in 2010...blair 275 clegg 50.. Cameron 275.... it would have been a blair - clegg coalition 2010 - 15...

its the conference in 2007.... not 2006

i dont get calls anymore. I can try to call my friends, noone answers. I got a guy online from a cannabis shop. He was a little angry i called him drunk. All the people around me are so fucking borring.

Tony Blair has charisma in buckets full. If he hadn't gone to Iraq and sacked Brown he would have probably still been PM.

You're trying to say Blair, unlike Churchill (who was voted in again in 1951 may I add..), was a man to build peace..? - can't entirely say I agree with you there in light of the Iraq and Afghan wars.. Churchill prevented certain destruction and enabled peace across Europe. If that's not an example of "peace building" I don't know what is..

is just a mute point

Peace building??? Not really sure about that one. Please don't forget that Churchill, as a member of Baldwin's Cabinet in 1926, wanted to bring the troops in to shoot striking union members during the General Strike. Baldwin, for all his faults, had the good sense to stop him. That said, I do agree with your point about Blair with regard to Iraq and Afghanistan. That is why I, and thousands of others did not vote for his party in 2010. By the way, 1951 more people voted for Attlee than Churchill

I think you're forgetting Winston Churchill.... surely he trumps Tony Blair.. come on man...

evidence suggests what i am saying is true - if you look at the composition of all cities you will see that where minoritys with different cultures move into brits move out of, labour and conservative mp's have admitted this! I meant the working class that share british values which can be of all colours, and i have trouble with spelling its my problem not yours i hope it makes you feel better insulting me for it though

For what?

equal right for both woman and men, which ariving cultures dont agree with, respect for our armed forces who have defended this country and you!, tolerence and freedom of speech. We have traditional christian values which are being destroyed everyday - wether you mind or not it should be open for debate. People should have a choice you have yours and i have mine and thats fine - thats what democracy is - not everyone is going to agree, its impossible.

@acrossthepondwebsite No. The best PM this country had ever had is Sir Winston Churchill and don't you forget it!

@valarmanwe everyone receives a child benefit called a family allowance. if your child is in full time education working or not you get this.. people on the dole dont get more child benfit unless they are a single parent. If you come from a poor family you receive free school meals aswell as yr parents receive this benefit which is meant to be used to feed you out of school. Blair did this! In the 1980's before Blair children would starve ever heard of the term Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher.

The man will never be anything other than a crushing disappointment but I am instantly suspicious of anyone who says he wasn't better than the alternative.

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Hypocrite og the last order..

What are British values then? Pray tell.

so does Britain have Republican or Democrat partys? j/w

Clearly have no education or knowledge of politics.... Got it?

TONY BLAH BLAH AT HIS BEST.EVERYTHING HE DID HAS LED TO DISASTER. SMOOTH TALKING SHYSTER. HE IS STILL AMAZED AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT ALL WENT WRONG.

poo thats howmuch i care look no caps

Rotting in jail is were this criminal belongs. He won't because of the way the system is set, but he will definitely rot in hell fire when his time comes.

Funny a Blairite attacking a thatcherite theres not much difference between the two

Both suck for uncountable reasons. Do your homework.

Bring him before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. A man who was nothing other than a windbag. Joseph Paul Mc Carroll Ll. B.

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