The Original Champagne Socialist - Tony Blair.

[ANGELFIRE1]

A snippet from the Daily Mail about the Original Champagne Socialist.

 

 

Tony Blair was yesterday urged to give up £200,000 in annual payments he receives from British taxpayers.

Critics said that having made so many millions that he is now shutting down his business empire, the former prime minister does not need the handout.

Mr Blair pockets £115,000 every year which is meant to fund his ‘public duties’, even though he spends little time in the UK.

He is also given around £80,000 towards his gold-plated pension.

Mr Blair, who has raked in millions from his global money-spinning consultancy since quitting Downing Street in 2007, announced on Tuesday that he was closing down his secretive web of commercial companies.

He said he would devote 80 per cent of his time from now on to working for free.

He is estimated to have amassed a fortune of between £60million and £100million in nine years.

Now critics say he should turn down money from the taxpayer – which amounts to more than £1.5million from the two sources over the years.

 

I look forward to reading the post's defending Blair. They should make good reading.

 

Angel1.

[banjodeano]

was he ever a socialist.?

[melthebell]

nope, Tony Blairs NUlabore were tory light, NOT socialists

[mossdog]

was he ever a socialist.?

..........so Socialists don't like making money?

[The Joker]

was he ever a socialist.?

 

Nope.

 

Still, the proletariat need some distraction from Corbyn's victory yesterday.

[El Cid]

As one of the UKs longest serving Prime Ministers, surely we should be happy about whatever he decides to do.

We live in a free country, calling him a champagne socialist is just a way of having a dig, he is a social democrat. I dont agree with every thing that his government did, but because they were in power for such a long time, many people dislike something they have done.

[DarrenS10]

was he ever a socialist.?

No, that's why he won three general elections.

[crookedspire]

Also this man sent troops into Iraq based on lies and had too ' borrow' equipment from the Americans . Rubbish MP and even worse Prime Minster.

 

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As one of the UKs longest serving Prime Ministers, surely we should be happy about whatever he decides to do.

We live in a free country, calling him a champagne socialist is just a way of having a dig, he is a social democrat. I dont agree with every thing that his government did, but because they were in power for such a long time, many people dislike something they have done.

 

Tell that to the families who lost a loved one in Iraq.

[banjodeano]

..........so Socialists don't like making money?

I would have thought socialists are like anyone else, they need money to live, and be comfortable..

100 million.?

 

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Nope.

 

Still, the proletariat need some distraction from Corbyn's victory yesterday.

 

i think some people on here have a very unhealthy hatred of Corbyn, bordering on obsession....and i cant quite work that one out

[tinfoilhat]

Also this man sent troops into Iraq based on lies and had too ' borrow' equipment from the Americans . Rubbish MP and even worse Prime Minster.

 

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Tell that to the families who lost a loved one in Iraq.

 

Indeed, and he's not come close to shouldering responsibility for that yet.

 

In the interests of balance he (and mo mowlam obviously) achieved much in Northern Ireland.