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Nancy
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 Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: Prime Minister resigning? |
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I heard on the radio this morning that Tony Blair(sp?) will leave at the end of his current office?
What do you think brought this about?
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Sisyphus
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He has announced today that he is going on the 22nd June.
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Nancy
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You are certainly burning the "midnight oil" Sisyphus.
How long had he held the position+what were his responsibilities?
I don't know how things are run by you, but over here elected officials run for a certain length of time. It varies on location+position.
Can you tell me what position here in the U.S. would be closest to Prime Minister?
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Sisyphus
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| Nancy wrote: | You are certainly burning the "midnight oil" Sisyphus.
How long had he held the position+what were his responsibilities?
I don't know how things are run by you, but over here elected officials run for a certain length of time. It varies on location+position.
Can you tell me what position here in the U.S. would be closest to Prime Minister? |
He's been PM for about ten years, Unlike the US our PM has no fixed term like the President. I suppose he would similar to your Majority Leader if you equate th Queen with the President as heads of state....
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Paul
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Actually, the Prime Minister has all the government powers of an American President, but is not Head of State - that's the job of the Queen.
Tony Blair has been hinting for months that he was going to resign, so it wasn't exactly surprising news. But, I say "Good riddance!" He has been the worst Prime Minister we have ever had. Apart from the next one, that is, which will presumably be Gordon Brown. |
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| Do I take it you're a Conservative then Paul? |
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Camberwick Green
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Cash for questions
Cash for honours
Lord Levy
IRAQ WSAR
DAVID KELLY
THE DODGY DOSSIER
WMD
Need we say more
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Nancy
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Thank you for the link Watcher. It is all confusing to me, but then so is my own government 
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| He's no worse than any other. |
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| Paul wrote: | Actually, the Prime Minister has all the government powers of an American President, but is not Head of State - that's the job of the Queen.
Tony Blair has been hinting for months that he was going to resign, so it wasn't exactly surprising news. But, I say "Good riddance!" He has been the worst Prime Minister we have ever had. Apart from the next one, that is, which will presumably be Gordon Brown. |
Depends on the criteria. Many would argue that Neville Chamberlain deserves the title for his policy of appeasement towards Hitler, which allowed the dictator to advance his aggressive policies without hindrance in the crucial period before the (inevitable) outbreak of war.
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| Quote: | | Chamberlain was a Unitarian and did not accept the basic trinitarian belief of the Church of England, the first Prime Minister to officially reject this doctrine since the Duke of Grafton. This did not bar him from advising the King on appointments in the established church. |
The fellow was clearly a bounder. 
My own choice (for the 20th. century, at least; the 19th. had some prime candidates for the honour) would be Harold Wilson, all Gannex mac and pipe and little else.
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| Mine would be Thatcher. However, aren't they all basically on the same side? Let's face it, Blair and Cameron are interchangeable yet they are supposed to be opposing. If Cam ever becomes PM I doubt we'll notice much difference. Wilson kept us out of Vietnam and I will forever be grateful to him for that. |
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Oh Thatcher was allright Vix
At least she stuck to her guns even when others opposed her - love her or loathe her - She was stoic
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| Sisyphus wrote: | | He has announced today that he is going on the 22nd June. |
Blair said 27th Sis.
I was amused today to see Brown has said he will improve education and and health. I thought Blair claimed to have done that already  |
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Dyslexic fingers Crystal.... 
I'm not looking forward to Brown either, he frightens me..... 
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