Tony Blair

He's off.



Stop cheering.



I am well known for my dislike of him. IMO, he's wasted 10 years in office, taking us into an illegal war, and increasing steadily higher tax rates on the middle classes.



However, I try to be fair. What things, beside the Iraq war, will he be remembered for?

(red's bad, orange's good)

1. Peace in Northern Ireland. I wont take this away from him. THe Good Friday agreement has really done a lot to help the stability of the Province.
2. University Fees. He's imposed a set of fees that mean that students leave Uni with massive debts, leaving them economically crippled.
3. Similar to 2, but graduates are now priced off the housing ladder due to massivly increasing land prices.
4. Made the Bank of England independant. This not only means the GB can't be blamed for the failures of the economy, but also means that the bank are free to set rates without political pressure.
5. Massive Tax Bill We are now the second highest taxed nation in the World, per capita, behind Sweeden. The differance? Sweeden have a good level of public services
6. We are the most monitored people in the World. You know those talking CCTV cameras? Per year, they cost the same as a Policeman. The Gvt. intends to have 4 per 10,000 people. Better, WHY NOT HAVE 4 POLICE MEN INSTEAD? We are constantly under the
7. Pointless Beurocracy. We had an electrician in last Friday to fit a new hob. However, he couldn't take the rubbish away with him , as he didn't want to pay £200 for a "Commerical Waste Removal License." Why? It only encourages Fly Tipping.
8. Finally, to conclude, he has destroyed our Education System with "Numeracy and Literacy Hours", to say nothing of inventing so many GCSE subsitutes, like Leisure and Tourism et al, that GCSE's are worth nothing. So Private Schools do a good qualification (IGCSE's) whilst everyone else has to do one's employees hate. Grammer schools by the back door.

I will expond on Education at a later time, I have revision to do.

P.S. I forogt uncontrolled immigration. Any other ideas that I've missed?

 

PPS. A TEST EDIT USING CS3 CONTRIBUTE.