Tony Blair’s tragic attempt at reinventing himself as the Brexit blocker will have the reverse effect
The ex-PM is held in such contempt by British voters that his involvement will end up accelerating EU departure
Load of hot Blair
TONY Blair’s tragic attempt at reinventing himself as the Brexit blocker would be outrageous if he wasn’t so clearly helping accelerate our EU departure.
The ex-PM is either too arrogant or too oblivious to see that Brit voters hold him, and all he says, in total contempt.
He strived to drag Britain into the euro — a move that would have devastated hard-pressed families when the currency tanked during the economic crisis.
Millionaire Blair has used his old job to line his own pockets, but in Number 10 he handed back our valuable EU rebate and further punished taxpayers by flinging open the borders to unrestrained immigration.
Worst of all, the former leader showed the world he couldn’t be trusted when he knowingly misled the British people to push the country into war in Iraq.
But even if the ex-PM was a trustworthy messenger, his argument would still be patronising and insulting.
Brits know exactly what they voted for last June — freedom from the out-of-touch money-grabbing elite in Brussels now embodied by Blair.
It’s up to our current leaders to obey the will of the people in getting the best deal for Britain as we leave the EU.
And ignore the deluded bleatings of a washed-up Tony Blair.
Status: Deluded
FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg is a genius… in not taking responsibility.
The billionaire boffin penned a 6,000-word letter to Facebook users, but unsurprisingly couldn’t find space to mention the controversy over his company’s tax avoidance.
Nor did Zuckerberg admit the social media website — with almost two billion members — is now the biggest news publisher in the world and ought to start acting like one.
Instead he calls Facebook a ‘global community’, shirking the blame for the epidemic of fake news plastered across his social network and poisoning political debate.
Zuckerberg’s admirable vision of a more engaged, interconnected world will remain a pipe dream until the founder stops whitewashing the failures of his website.
Value our NHS
THE NHS’s greatest asset is also its biggest weakness.
Because it’s free, Brits fail to place the necessary value on its services.
Doctors estimate that 14 million GP appointments are missed each year.
This wastes doctors’ time, deprives others of appointments, and forces patients into heaving A&E departments.
The NHS crisis will only be solved if everyone — Government, doctors AND patients — starts taking responsibility for preserving its key services.