George Galloway wins Bradford West byelection

Respect candidate takes seat from Labour with 10,140 majority, claiming ‘the most sensational victory in British political history’ Patrick Wintour, political editor | The Guardian | Friday 30 March 2012   George Galloway, the leading figure in Respect, has grabbed a remarkable victory in the Bradford West byelection, claiming that “By the grace of God, we [...]

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Tony Blair to face ‘scathing criticism’ from Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war

Tony Blair will face scathing criticism from Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry over his role in the Iraq war, according to reports. The former prime minister will be held to account for major failings in the war in which 179 British soldiers, 3,500 US soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis died, it has been alleged. He [...]

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Blair accused of trying to silence Murdoch critic

independent.co.uk By Martin Hickman and Cahal Milmo Monday, 11 July 2011 Tony Blair urged Gordon Brown to persuade the Labour MP who led the campaign to expose the phone-hacking scandal to fall silent, according to a report yesterday. The Mail on Sunday stated that “well-placed” sources said Mr Blair had sought to encourage Mr Brown [...]

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Tony Blair at British Iraq Inquiry

C-SPAN For a second time former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified before the Committee of Inquiry on the Iraq War. January 2010, Mr. Blair testified before the five-member group on his role during the lead up to the war, military preparedness, and his relationship with President George W. Bush. Chilcot Inquiry: Tony Blair heckled [...]

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The Poodle’s Book Out!

Excerpted from: Tony Blair: Gordon Brown tried to blackmail me The Daily telegraph By Robert Winnett and Henry Samuel Published: 6:31AM BST 01 Sep 2010 The pressure on Mr Blair to step aside became so great that he admits he may have become reliant on alcohol as he faced coup attempts from Mr Brown’s supporters. [...]

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Blair’s “Journey” — Where it Ought to End, but Won’t!

Tony Blair will be signing copies of his forthcoming book, “My Journey”, in Waterstones (big British bookshop chain like Barnes and Noble), Piccadilly, on 8th September. Might even show up myself to kick up a stink! Blair has vowed to give the advance of £4.6 million to the Royal British Legion, an act which will result [...]

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Israel and Palestinians to resume peace talks in Washington

Hillary Clinton hopes a peace agreement can be reached within a year, in first direct negotiations since 2008 Chris McGreal in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday 20 August 2010 16.59 BST Israel and the Palestinians are to resume direct peace talks next month, Hillary Clinton has announced. The US secretary of state said she hoped a comprehensive [...]

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Blum: US/Israel and Iran

William Blum, Foreign Policy Journal, August 5, 2010 If and when the United States and Israel bomb Iran (marking the sixth country so blessed by Barack Obama) and this sad old world has a new daily horror show to look at on their TV sets, and we then discover that Iran was not actually building [...]

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Death of Dr David Kelly: The damning new evidence that points to a cover-up by Tony Blair’s government

by Miles Goslett and Stephen Frost, Daily Mail/UK, June 26, 2010 The official story of Dr David Kelly is that he took his own life in an Oxfordshire wood by overdosing on painkillers and cutting his left wrist with a pruning knife. He was said to be devastated after being unmasked as the source of [...]

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You ruined my life, a ‘demented’ Brown repeatedly yelled at Blair

By James Chapman Last updated at 2:30 PM on 25th February 2010 Row as he demanded to know when Blair would quit ‘Titanically demented’ Brown also rang PM at Balmoral Brown denies unleashing ‘forces of hell’ on Darling PM likens team woes to Fabio Capello’s England Gordon Brown repeatedly yelled at Tony Blair ‘you ruined [...]

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