News Thump on Tony Blair's resignation

Warning - this article contains strong traces of three dangerous substances; Irony, Humour, and mention of Tony Blair.

Those socialists for whom exposure to irony causes an allergic reaction should not read this. Those who wish they could pretend that Tony Blair never existed definitely should not follow this link:

http://newsthump.com/2015/05/27/tony-blair-resigns-in-glory-after-bringing-peace-to-the-middle-east/

I particularly like the last line about Blair's next possible role - the suggestion being to send him to talk to Vladimir Putin about the Ukraine and explain that it's wrong to invade places based on some nonsense that you just made up ...

Comments

Jim said…
I do like your *editing*

Though for me it was not even that, I think the defining moment of the last labour government, the moment they ignored the will of the electorate, and showed nothing but the deepest utter contempt, which was not shown by blair but by David Milliband, and is right Here
10:12 pm
Jim said…
Hmm seems I messed up my HTML, The horrible clip I meant is here
10:19 pm
Chris Whiteside said…
I see what you mean. Though arguably the ratification of Lisbon was even worse - when Brown didn't dare sign along with all the other leaders so he arranged to turned up later and signed to ratify the treaty on his own when everyone else had gone ...
11:36 pm
Jim said…
I thought that too, especially as there was nothing pressing in "HWSNBN" diary for that day.
6:06 pm
Jim said…
He thought it more important to go to a government select committee instead.
6:12 pm
Jim said…
Is it just me, or does Merkal have a "thank god for that" look in the clip I posted?
8:11 am
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