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Private equity has its sights on the NHS – and with it our faith in public services altogether
(www.theguardian.com)
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where from my comment did you get that I think major was better
anyway there's a reason Blair is not very popular anymore, unlike when he won in '97. the Iraq War was not very good imo
I don't know. He was re-elected with a majority of 66 in 2005, two years after Iraq started, and then in 2007 the Labour party membership forced him out in favour of Brown, who promptly lost the 2010 election to the Tories.
I'll take Blair Mk II in office over Corbyn in opposition any day.
most of the horrors of the Iraq War weren't well understood by the public in spring 2005 yet, 2 years after the invasion. the mood was souring - that's why he lost 54 seats when compared to '97 - he was forced out by labour leadership because by '07 the public's opinion on him had continued to sour - brown losing in 2010 is extremely unsurprising given the financial crash of '08
I'm sure you would lol. have fun in your decaying empire, I hope neoliberalism administered by the other party will actually fix things this time round (spoiler: it won't)
Brown was extremely popular among members of the Labour party, and never had a snowball's chance in hell in a general election.
Bit of a pattern there.
Eventually you have to grow up and accept that the perfect is the enemy of the good.