Is it just me or was anyone else expecting something slightly more climatic?

Quite a few pointless and mislead posts here...

Tony Blair was elected to office and has successfully brought forward most of the Labour manifesto which was, afterall, voted in by the great, all knowing and 20/20 hindsight equipped British public. Key legislation is consistently voted against by the Conservative party, who say one thing but vote another (check out the latest, Home Office division. Wasn't Davis 100% behind it under Tory proposal?).

Tony Blair HAD to have been a brilliant Prime Minister, to be re-elected 3 times in multiple-record breaking circumstances and under the fiercest scrutiny of the worlds most liberal media.

Just time is a killer for public figures, always has been, always will be. No-one reads Parliamentary reports, or are aware of the countless debates and legislation being proposed by the Government day-in, day-out, devised by this country's best and brightest advisors and civil servants. No, we're happy to sit and read our selected topics from our papers with their own hidden political agendas, who's reporters and columnists earn more than the PM himself, and then think we're flawlessly educated on the matter and know better.

It's a shame to see such a statesman leave, but everything has its time.
I don't agree with everything Labour has or has not done, but I'm not supposed to, that's the very nature of politics.
Blair has been a great Prime Minister, and a respected prominent figure in the wider-world, I hope the latter he'll continue to be.

I think the Who said it well in Won't get fooled again.
"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss".

I am getting really annoyed by the amount of call for demanding of a general election. John Major didn't have an election for an another 2 years, when Maggie step down.

Under the British constitution, the PM is the leader of the party with the most seats in the Commons, he doesn't need to call an election for the next 4 years.

PS: I am not a Labour or a Brownite, just someone who (tries to) understand the routine

I am getting really annoyed by the amount of call for demanding of a general election. John Major didn't have an election for an another 2 years, when Maggie step down.

Under the British constitution, the PM is the leader of the party with the most seats in the Commons, he doesn't need to call an election for the next 4 years.

PS: I am not a Labour or a Brownite, just someone who (tries to) understand the routine

The problem with most people in democratic societies is that they want democracy when it suits them but not when it doesn't. The classic example is the death penalty. I'm willing to bet that a majority of people in this country would want a referendum on whether the death penalty should be restored. However, ask them about specific circumstances, whether people with mental problems should be executed, or maybe whether abused children who kill their abusers should be hanged and you're more likely to get the answer that the politicians should work out the details because the individual voter just simply can't be arsed.

This is why we have representative democracy. We elect a representative that kind of reflects our views, and they go off and sort out the details: Including electing the Prime Minister. Anything else is a recipe for rule by the mob.

I saw them on Sunday night at Glastonbury and they played Won't Get Fooled Again, and I remember thinking that line was suddenly very apt again.

jack

Will you miss Tony Blair?
Yes 30%
No 70%

Should Gordon Brown call an immediate General Election?
Yes 81%
No 19%

What should Brown make his priority?
Immigration 58%
Law and order 15%
War on terror 3%
Education 7%
Health 10%
Economy 7%

What should Brown make his priority?
Immigration 58%
Law and order 15%
War on terror 3%
Education 7%
Health 10%
Economy 7%