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We have ways of making you talk, Mr Blair

June 21, 2009 – 2:35 pm

It used to be difficult to shut Tony Blair up, especially on the subject of Iraq. Remember his epic war speech to Parliament, when the phrase ‘weapons of mass destruction’ was repeated more than 15 times? Now he only speaks for $400,000 a pop to neocons or lectures the Pope on theology. He might yet [...]

By John Kelly | Posted in Global security, Insurgency, Iraq, Middle East, Policy, Political spin, Spin doctors, Totalitarian drift, UK politics, War on Terror, carpet bombing, citizens' rights, miscarriage of justice | Also tagged (Sir) John Chilcot, Add new tag, Alastair Campbell, Basra, Blair's 1999 Chicago 'Humanitarian Intervention' speech, Butler enquiry, by John J Kelly, David Miliband, Dodgy Dossier, General Sir Richard Dannatt, Gordon Brown, in the interests of national security, International Criminal Court at the Hague, Iraq War, Iraq War enquiry, John Scarlett, M16, Mossad, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Thus Magazine, weapons of mass destruction, Yellow Cake Nigerian uranium | Comments Off

Thus interprets the UK MP's expenses guidelines, for the (sole) benefit of honourable members

May 18, 2009 – 4:10 pm

All this “I stuck to the Rules” stuff delivered to camera by our alternately defiant or ashen faced betters in the Mother of Parliaments prompted me to take a look at the rules (the “Green Book”) of which we’ve heard so much. It’s less than gripping stuff but, as rule books go, it’s fairly clear [...]

By John Kelly | Posted in British Constitution, Policy, Political spin, Spin doctors, UK politics | Also tagged Blears, Brown, Byers, Campbell, Darling, Faulkner, Freedom of Information Act, Green Book, Harman, Hewitt, Hillary Benn, Hoon, Jacqui Smith, John Reid, Jonathan Powell, Mandelson, Matthew Taylor, Michael Martin, Milburn, Miliband, Mr and Mrs Balls, Phil Woolas, Ruth Kelly, Shriti Vadera, Straw, The Guardian, Things can Only Get Better, whelan | Comments (2)