The Mail vs Tony Blair

horacegoesskiing · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:14 am

Vanity Blair: Now even Cherie is tiring of Tony's jetset life - and his rampaging ego

Despite stepping down two years ago, Blair has continued to be a hate figure for the Daily Mail. Much of their comments on him seem to be unsubstantiated and may well be made up for all I know but there you go.

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The domestic staff at Tony Blair's grand London residence are in mutinous mood.

There is much tut-tutting, exasperated whispers behind hands and stifled below-stairs curses.

The subject of their ire is the positively lordly behaviour of their master. Mr Blair has, it seems, developed a taste for being waited on hand and foot.

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Likewise, the former Prime Minister doesn't usually bother to pull out the plug after emerging from his morning bath or to put his sweaty sports gear into the laundry basket after his daily work-out in the gym he has had installed in his home close to Hyde Park.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, his staff at the house in Connaught Square are far from happy. There are dark mutterings that he treats the place as nothing more than a hotel on his increasingly infrequent visits home.

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His regular absences from home and Cherie's own busy diary, which involved her spending much of last month in America promoting her excruciatingly indiscreet autobiography, Speaking For Myself, have meant the couple have been apart rather more than they would wish.

Friends say the couple have found it hard to adjust to spending such long periods away from each other. 'It's certainly created tension,' one close friend of the Blairs confessed to me this week.

'Tony is hardly ever here. Cherie, particularly, has found it difficult to deal with because they were used to spending so much time together when he was PM.

'Tony is fantastically busy and there have been rows about how much time he spends away. But quite frankly he is absolutely loving life at the moment and he adores America.'

I like it. They've got no named sources for many of their allegations, with 'one close friend of the Blairs' being used. I wonder who that could be- the man in the corner shop who sells Blair a newspaper once in a blue moon?

Then there's this picture of him riding an elephant with a comment so funny that my teeth fell out while laughing.

I just cannot wait to read the comments from the readers- they'll be in full froth mode!

Fozzy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:33 am

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Likewise, the former Prime Minister doesn't usually bother to pull out the plug after emerging from his morning bath or to put his sweaty sports gear into the laundry basket after his daily work-out in the gym he has had installed in his home close to Hyde Park.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, his staff at the house in Connaught Square are far from happy. There are dark mutterings that he treats the place as nothing more than a hotel on his increasingly infrequent visits home.

This is going to sound Mailite in itself, but if the staff really are complaining (which I doubt - it sounds like one of them may have had a quick grumble in the pub, as you do) it still sounds like a cushy job. It may be slightly inconvenient to pick the stuff off the floor instead of out of the laundry basket, but if (a) he's hardly ever there anyway and (b) it's the job they're paid to do, what's the problem?

Killer Whale · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:43 am

Fozzy wrote:

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Likewise, the former Prime Minister doesn't usually bother to pull out the plug after emerging from his morning bath or to put his sweaty sports gear into the laundry basket after his daily work-out in the gym he has had installed in his home close to Hyde Park.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, his staff at the house in Connaught Square are far from happy. There are dark mutterings that he treats the place as nothing more than a hotel on his increasingly infrequent visits home.

This is going to sound Mailite in itself, but if the staff really are complaining (which I doubt - it sounds like one of them may have had a quick grumble in the pub, as you do) it still sounds like a cushy job. It may be slightly inconvenient to pick the stuff off the floor instead of out of the laundry basket, but if (a) he's hardly ever there anyway and (b) it's the job they're paid to do, what's the problem?

"But in addition to all of my other duties, I'm having to pull the plug out of the bath! It's just not in my job description! It's plain not fair!"

cycloon · **Joined:** Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:07 pm **Posts:** 3244

What happened to the grand Victorian tradition of men of leisure treating everyone like shit? Oh, it's not acceptable, but cheeky, rose-faced urchins are, as long as they sing and dance. But don't die of lung disease aged 6.

somewhat_nifty · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:30 pm **Posts:** 145

Fozzy wrote:

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Likewise, the former Prime Minister doesn't usually bother to pull out the plug after emerging from his morning bath or to put his sweaty sports gear into the laundry basket after his daily work-out in the gym he has had installed in his home close to Hyde Park.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, his staff at the house in Connaught Square are far from happy. There are dark mutterings that he treats the place as nothing more than a hotel on his increasingly infrequent visits home.

This is going to sound Mailite in itself, but if the staff really are complaining (which I doubt - it sounds like one of them may have had a quick grumble in the pub, as you do) it still sounds like a cushy job. It may be slightly inconvenient to pick the stuff off the floor instead of out of the laundry basket, but if (a) he's hardly ever there anyway and (b) it's the job they're paid to do, what's the problem?

Exactly - I imagine if you have employed staff/servants, then the point is they are there to do stuff like that when you can't be arsed! My house would be like a hotel if I had servants! That's why I'd have them - they're not guests whom you're not supposed to inconvenience. I bet they're not on minimum wage or anything, otherwise I'm sure the Mail would have dug it up.

Paul · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:15 am

Mark of disrespect: Anti-war protesters vandalise poppy poster with urge to 'prosecute Blair'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... Blair.html

This will have the Mail reader brains boiling. They can not support the call to prosecute Blair without condoning the vandalism (or can they).

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A question for the EU states who have been taken in by this war criminal. Are you watching this protest??????.
- jim, Wirral,UK, 29/10/2009 5:42
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Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:43 am

Killer Whale wrote:

Fozzy wrote:

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Likewise, the former Prime Minister doesn't usually bother to pull out the plug after emerging from his morning bath or to put his sweaty sports gear into the laundry basket after his daily work-out in the gym he has had installed in his home close to Hyde Park.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, his staff at the house in Connaught Square are far from happy. There are dark mutterings that he treats the place as nothing more than a hotel on his increasingly infrequent visits home.

This is going to sound Mailite in itself, but if the staff really are complaining (which I doubt - it sounds like one of them may have had a quick grumble in the pub, as you do) it still sounds like a cushy job. It may be slightly inconvenient to pick the stuff off the floor instead of out of the laundry basket, but if (a) he's hardly ever there anyway and (b) it's the job they're paid to do, what's the problem?

"But in addition to all of my other duties, I'm having to pull the plug out of the bath! It's just not in my job description! It's plain not fair!"

But to be fair, you don't know if he pisses in the bath. He might. God might have told him to. Or Andrew 'bleedin' smug git' Adonis.

Paul · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:30 am

Tony Blair in talks with Tesco over £1m deal as supermarket eyes Middle East

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -East.html

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I read the story with interest looking for facts, sadly there were none. If I were the Chairman of Tesco I would be reconsidering my advertising budget with a certain newspaper group!

Anne- West Midlands

Paul · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:31 pm

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I read the story with interest looking for facts, sadly there were none.
- Anne, West Midlands, 1/11/2009 9:15
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They are feeling a bit sensitive this morning!

Paul · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:05 pm

Why I believe Blair should stand trial - and even face charges for war crimes, by General Sir Michael Rose

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic ... l#comments

pitchforks are out in force

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Perhaps Margaret Thatcher should be up there with him.
- Anne, West Midlands, 28/11/2009 8:50
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bluebellnutter · **Posted:** Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:55 pm

I wonder if the mad raving US right-wingers would be so keen to see Bush, Cheney, Powell and Rumsfeld up there as well?

Paul · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:54 am

£250,000 ring of steel for Tony Blair's grilling: Huge security operation as Judgment Day looms for ex-PM over Iraq War

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l#comments

Typical comments.

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An assasin with half a brain wouldnt waste a bullet on this toerag.
- Brian Anderson, Castle Douglas, 25/1/2010 10:27
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I'm sick to death having to pay for security for the Blairs. Shoot them both, who needs them.
- rosamunde, lincolnshire, 25/1/2010 10:20
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Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:06 pm

Need to be reported.

Abernathy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:08 pm

Ahh, they've fallen back on an old tabloid cliche. Any extra security arrangement for a conference, or whatever, is always a "Ring of Steel".

Daley Mayle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:23 pm

Abernathy wrote:

Ahh, they've fallen back on an old tabloid cliche. Any extra security arrangement for a conference, or whatever, is always a "Ring of Steel".

A bit unfair Abernathy. After all, Mr Blair has first to run through a 'Gauntlet Of Hate' before he is 'Grilled'.

Maybe Mail journos have a competition to see how many tired cliches they can use in a single article (current winner is one R. Littlejohn with 126 cliches including 17 he coined himself).

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