Why was the minimum wage set by NL an hourly rate, not a weekly, monthly or yearly rate? Same thing with the 'living wage'. Also, like the many government unemployment schemes before, where is the New Deal now if it was so good?
He and Brown hadn't completely fallen out by this point even though Brown was resistent on certain reforms - that was largely after the 2001 election and especially 2003 - and despite Blair's typical PR talk it shows. Adam Curtis said that Cockerell often catches moments fraught with historical significance (often even more than when they were first filmed), or uses archive footage that does that. The footage of Campbell interviewing Blair is an important moment of history there.
Blair was the epitome of a slick 80's super salesman as portrayed by Dominic Cooper in Freefall. We could see it even before he became Prime Minister. In the 1997 the Lib Dems depicted him as Mr Punch.
The Lib Dems wanted a coalition with Labour that year. The rout in that election prevented that happening, but it is an interesting counterfactual if the Lib Dems had come into government in 1997 instead of 2010 how different things would have turned out for them.
You can clearly see that Tony is quite defensive in this documentary. Having watched many hours of him, you can clearly see that he does not like the way Cockerell tries to make quite imaginative claims about his life and background
Very interesting. In general i think that Tony Blair is a very interesting and intelligent person. Also i think he was a great leader of the Labour Party and a fine statesman for the United Kingdom.
His only mistake could be the Iraq War. Otherwise, he did a few good things as a Socialist Prime Minister. He understood that markets work better compared to government-funded programs and institutions. This admission in itself was a huge turnaround across the Collectivist Mindsets in the UK.
In the comments,a great man? ffs this man is disgusting/war criminal,destroyed the working class who he was meant to protect,he should be in gitmo,stripped of all wealth,family expelled from the UK.
He is now a hugely wealthy individual, a very, very wealthy individual indeed. He has been rumoured to have enbarke upon an affair with Rupert Myrdoch's wife and living a seperate life from Cherie. A book that I read about Mr Blair's post No10 life does not paint a very atractive picture of our former PM, Tory Bliar.
Politics and governing is very difficult. Possibly more so for a democratically chosen government in an open society with free speech and free press. I often wonder why politicians lie, but I guess there is no other way to reach a consensus. In the end, a decision has to be made and a path for the nation must be taken. You cannot make everyone happy. Whether you are chosen by a majority of the people or you are a self appointed dictator, politics is about power.
I don’t trust a word tbf at comes out of Johnson’s mouth, just says what people want to hear/what will benefit him most. Truth is irrelevant to him, he even got sacked twice as a journalist for lying lol. Country’s screwed.
I would probably trust Tony more, but I think that either way I would end up getting a car with 25,000 more miles on it and 13 bottles of piss in the boot from long car journeys.
Sad that Labour are held to a completely different standard to the Tories in this country, unsurprisingly perhaps due to the dominance of right leaning media in the UK. Staggering levels of incompetence, corruption, cronyism, sleaze and lies from the government even in the past 2 years, and most of the public don’t seem to care. Yougov polls suggest that the Tories hold a lead in the demographic of people who pay no or little attention to politics, while Labour lead among those who claim to pay close attention to politics. Says it all really, it should be the media’s job to hold the government to account and make the public aware of the abuses of power that have been undertaken, but unfortunately we live in a country where the majority of them choose not to.
@@Uio3eva Could never vote Tory but Blair's responsible for doubt about Labour Party... By sending Brits (usually from poorer backgrounds) to help Kill hundreds of thousands, create millions more injured and refugees, despite evidence against his claims was the death knell for Labour for decades, esp as the outcomes for Afghanis and Iraqis have been worse since invasions. IMO kids often feel the major events that appall their parents eg people of Liverpool didn't buy The Sun for decades after the paper's initial headlines blamed Liverpool football fans for the appalling Hillsborough Disaster.
frankie hollins, definitely one of the best in recent history, the intelligence community gave him lies about Iraq. They are the ones who should get the blame not Blair.
Tony trying to pretend that mother's have a choice between being a full time mum or working was utterly cringey , we all know how mothers are forced back to work so seeing him get narky isn't a great look. Should taxpayer's pay for mother's to stay at home or should that privilege be only for the rich?!.....that's what needs debating but all parties are far to aware of how they'd lose votes if that debate was had.
Of course they have a choice. Sometimes they can't, but many times it is a tradeoff between more income for the family or more time with the kids, and families choose.
Idiocy like this apology for a stand up comic has rarely existed. He destroyed the Royal Navy, scrapped 3 carriers and replaced them with two unarmed container ships. Destroyed the RAF scrapped the Harriers and Jags and kept the useless Tornado 4/5 loss rate against Saddam, half a century ago and Destroyed the British Army which he sent to destruction in Afghanistan.Essentially Blair is like Murdoch the Press Baron is an Aussie disarmer , who believes war has been abolished despite the fact nuclear detrence is a British fantasy and China and Russia remain as always military dictator ship. The idea that Britain spends more on defence than Russia is a meaningless non sequiter. Doubtlessly Britain spent more on defence than Russia on Wall St estimates in 1981. Guderain found out how irrelevant and meaningless, economic statistics are as a military guide.
Just like Churchill and Thatcher, Tony Blair can always visit America and be welcomed like royalty. His domestic policies and ambitions for greater UK-EU integration aren't well known here. We mostly know him as the smiling British PM along with the Queen, who stood with the US and played the Star-Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace after the 9/11 attacks.
what makes him to be a cruel prime minster? just thinking about power, and money, and no care about people or damaging them, Even killing them indirectly with your group mafia decisions.
The UN Secretary General pronounced the USA & UK attack on Iraq to be in breach of the UN charter, which Britain as a signatory, was obliged to observe. Both the USA & UK governments argued the point knowing that it is not the prerogative of states that ratified the charter to quibble or ignore UN pronouncements as the charter supersedes individual nation-based pronouncements. The only legal way for the UN to bring the US & UK into line with the charter would have been via the UN Security Council which has the power to investigate disputes. However, as the US & UK both sit on the Security Council, as two of the five permanent members, both have veto power. This puts them beyond the reach of the UN. Britain, following the US, claimed that UN criteria had been met (The Chilcot report dismissed the claim). However, only the UN itself can render a war legal; all other unsanctioned wars are deemed illegal. In light of the above, it is a little naive to inquire as to which court found Blair guilty.
Took this country into war on a lie, innocent people lost their lives because of this man. No court is needed to find him guilty of crimes against humanity. His actions made him guilty.
Blair said nothing he did not honestly believe to be true. Of course you would say "no court" because any properly constituted court would dismiss the charges as wrongly brought before even hearing the case.
David Boothroyd Tony Blair knew that the only way to get the vote in parliament for war was to lie about WMD, the intelligence at best was flimsy. Is Iraq a better country now since the 2nd Gulf war ?. What's happened since is a consequence of his decision to oust Saddam which IMO was no threat to the UK and which left a power vacuum. No doubt if TB was in the dock at The Hague he will say for his defence " I was only following orders", the orders of President Bush.
David Boothroyd, thanks for uploading this. Greatly appreciated.
So Scottish lol Tony compliments Gordon and he dusts lint off his shoulder.
52:58 what a great reply
Look at the passion! Too bad neither leaders today have the energy to defend their policies.
@@zeeshanshabbir9651 Corrupt premises and the passion of fake democracy in Iraq is my favourite Tony Blair moment.
Sums up everything I believe in, such energy, such conviction. The last great leader we had with an actual backbone
@inspector morse sure, but I'm saying that all the leaders we have had since Blair have all been spineless cowards.
Why was the minimum wage set by NL an hourly rate, not a weekly, monthly or yearly rate? Same thing with the 'living wage'. Also, like the many government unemployment schemes before, where is the New Deal now if it was so good?
Ok I'll admit it.....my favourite Blair moment was seeing and hearing Cherie sing when I'm sixty four to a slightly embarrassed Tony! 🤣🤪
He and Brown hadn't completely fallen out by this point even though Brown was resistent on certain reforms - that was largely after the 2001 election and especially 2003 - and despite Blair's typical PR talk it shows.
Adam Curtis said that Cockerell often catches moments fraught with historical significance (often even more than when they were first filmed), or uses archive footage that does that. The footage of Campbell interviewing Blair is an important moment of history there.
Reporter: what was your greatest success as pm?
Thatcher: tony blair
explains alot
Blair was the epitome of a slick 80's super salesman as portrayed by Dominic Cooper in Freefall. We could see it even before he became Prime Minister. In the 1997 the Lib Dems depicted him as Mr Punch.
The Lib Dems wanted a coalition with Labour that year. The rout in that election prevented that happening, but it is an interesting counterfactual if the Lib Dems had come into government in 1997 instead of 2010 how different things would have turned out for them.
@@forthrightgambitia1032 i
Tony. Gordon. David. The last of the politics we have ever known. Politics is like the arrow of time.....it’s impossible to go back.
Love him or hate him, Blair is clearly the best PM of the last 30 years
Not exactly a high bar though is it? :/
@@conroy2024 Exactly.
Totally agree
Certainly the most successful...and murderous - Iraq and Afghanistan spring to mind.
You can clearly see that Tony is quite defensive in this documentary. Having watched many hours of him, you can clearly see that he does not like the way Cockerell tries to make quite imaginative claims about his life and background
wow he definitely flew off the fucking handle, he's insane today compared to this and you can see him spiralling out of control
And he managed to get far worse.
Creep and dangerous creep at that, a consumate liar, will go far
his painful pausing in mid sentences just prove he's making it up as he goes along...never liked this prick...ever
What makes Tony tick: honesty and trying to keep a strait face.
He believes his own lies.
thanks for the upload
Very interesting. In general i think that Tony Blair is a very interesting and intelligent person. Also i think he was a great leader of the Labour Party and a fine statesman for the United Kingdom.
Julian Rüther Judging by what I see on television here in the States, and, what I've read about him, he's meditate at best. 😐
I agree I think he will go down as one of the best prime ministers as time passes
Julian Ruther At first i agree,until greed of money took over.
Julian Rüther oh really? and where were the wmd's again?
Why has Jeremy Corbyn sucked yours ?
No surprise he was associated with PR and image making more than any PM before him.
*Rishi Sunak has entered the chat*
His only mistake could be the Iraq War.
Otherwise, he did a few good things as a Socialist Prime Minister.
He understood that markets work better compared to government-funded programs and institutions. This admission in itself was a huge turnaround across the Collectivist Mindsets in the UK.
Well said.
Greed, self-interest, self-delusion, ego, hubris, demagoguery... That’s what makes TB tick.
In the comments,a great man? ffs this man is disgusting/war criminal,destroyed the working class who he was meant to protect,he should be in gitmo,stripped of all wealth,family expelled from the UK.
Even Lord Owen could see it and it was his daughter Lucy who told him he was just an actor.
Ironically every single one of those words also apply to Bozo
He is now a hugely wealthy individual, a very, very wealthy individual indeed. He has been rumoured to have enbarke upon an affair with Rupert Myrdoch's wife and living a seperate life from Cherie. A book that I read about Mr Blair's post No10 life does not paint a very atractive picture of our former PM, Tory Bliar.
what do you mean? did you say he lives a fake marriage? what did he do that was so bad?
What Makes Tony Tick? A quick search putting Miranda after his name might give you some clues.
ArnoGoldfinger what?
What makes Tony tick? Plastic explosives attached to a timer stuck under his car?
Politics and governing is very difficult. Possibly more so for a democratically chosen government in an open society with free speech and free press. I often wonder why politicians lie, but I guess there is no other way to reach a consensus. In the end, a decision has to be made and a path for the nation must be taken. You cannot make everyone happy. Whether you are chosen by a majority of the people or you are a self appointed dictator, politics is about power.
41:20
'for heaven's sake - let the 21st century be different'.
No sign of that yet in 2023.
Brilliant
Compare Tony to Boris... which would you buy a used car off ?
Tony
Probably Tony
Blair
I don’t trust a word tbf at comes out of Johnson’s mouth, just says what people want to hear/what will benefit him most. Truth is irrelevant to him, he even got sacked twice as a journalist for lying lol. Country’s screwed.
I would probably trust Tony more, but I think that either way I would end up getting a car with 25,000 more miles on it and 13 bottles of piss in the boot from long car journeys.
40:05 Watching this now in 2021 given the current state of the Labour Party I think we're in for another Tory century.
Sad that Labour are held to a completely different standard to the Tories in this country, unsurprisingly perhaps due to the dominance of right leaning media in the UK. Staggering levels of incompetence, corruption, cronyism, sleaze and lies from the government even in the past 2 years, and most of the public don’t seem to care. Yougov polls suggest that the Tories hold a lead in the demographic of people who pay no or little attention to politics, while Labour lead among those who claim to pay close attention to politics.
Says it all really, it should be the media’s job to hold the government to account and make the public aware of the abuses of power that have been undertaken, but unfortunately we live in a country where the majority of them choose not to.
@@Uio3eva Could never vote Tory but Blair's responsible for doubt about Labour Party... By sending Brits (usually from poorer backgrounds) to help Kill hundreds of thousands, create millions more injured and refugees, despite evidence against his claims was the death knell for Labour for decades, esp as the outcomes for Afghanis and Iraqis have been worse since invasions. IMO kids often feel the major events that appall their parents eg people of Liverpool didn't buy The Sun for decades after the paper's initial headlines blamed Liverpool football fans for the appalling Hillsborough Disaster.
@@Uio3eva I bet that you are feeling happy now, as I am, given Labour's current situation.
What makes Tony tick. Refusing to accept the referendum result
& as far as I'm concerned it can't happen soon enough. Yesterday would've been ideal
"You're watching BBC 2"
🥇🏆😃
I hate the guy but he is a leader unlike the bland career politicians we now have
He is a lot better than May or Boris
And Corbyn!!!!
My inspiration & Best Prime Minister. Thank you for the upload.
frankie has a great sense of humour i think
frankie hollins
Just keep taking the medication 🤪
frankie hollins, definitely one of the best in recent history, the intelligence community gave him lies about Iraq. They are the ones who should get the blame not Blair.
Tony trying to pretend that mother's have a choice between being a full time mum or working was utterly cringey , we all know how mothers are forced back to work so seeing him get narky isn't a great look. Should taxpayer's pay for mother's to stay at home or should that privilege be only for the rich?!.....that's what needs debating but all parties are far to aware of how they'd lose votes if that debate was had.
Of course they have a choice. Sometimes they can't, but many times it is a tradeoff between more income for the family or more time with the kids, and families choose.
55:24 quick look at the audience to see who is not joining in on the applause .....”hit list updated”
Lose Lose Lose Lose Blair Blair Blair Blair Lose Lose Lose Lose (1979-2019)
Idiocy like this apology for a stand up comic has rarely existed. He destroyed the Royal Navy, scrapped 3 carriers and replaced them with two unarmed container ships. Destroyed the RAF scrapped the Harriers and Jags and kept the useless Tornado 4/5 loss rate against Saddam, half a century ago and Destroyed the British Army which he sent to destruction in Afghanistan.Essentially Blair is like Murdoch the Press Baron is an Aussie disarmer , who believes war has been abolished despite the fact nuclear detrence is a British fantasy and China and Russia remain as always military dictator ship. The idea that Britain spends more on defence than Russia is a meaningless non sequiter. Doubtlessly Britain spent more on defence than Russia on Wall St estimates in 1981. Guderain found out how irrelevant and meaningless, economic statistics are as a military guide.
MONEY MONEY MONEY.
MONEY....why are we all saying the same thing?? good chance we could be right.
Smart guy.
Just like Churchill and Thatcher, Tony Blair can always visit America and be welcomed like royalty.
His domestic policies and ambitions for greater UK-EU integration aren't well known here.
We mostly know him as the smiling British PM along with the Queen, who stood with the US and played the Star-Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace after the 9/11 attacks.
Hes has so much jobs. Up and down. In his lifes.as well.
this is a reel good doc
Love that photo choice. Did he manage to get the violin bow removed in the end?
evil
greed for power is what makes him tick
What makes him tick? Power, a massive ego and a battery. Vile man.
Political legend.
I'm the blk american, admired him, for all situation.hes for diffrnt, traditions, hes,.shaked hands get.a chances.
All people who come to power have been to this secret group
what makes him to be a cruel prime minster? just thinking about power, and money, and no care about people or damaging them, Even killing them indirectly with your group mafia decisions.
Wow that wife...eeeeeeeyikes!!!!! Poor creature..def a marriage made by their families...
If you listened he said that they met each other at uni.
I’m a devote Christian??? Tell that to the children of Iraq
A control freak is right.
it can't be his brain /its been dead for years
Cherie is pretty.
This is very deferential interviewing.
text book politician
That thumbnail makes it look like Tony Blair is being jabbed in the nose... almost like a scene from the Three Stooges!
Can they do a documentary called 'For the Sake of the World, What Stops Tony Blair From Ticking?' Or 'Is "Bomber Blair" on the Comeback Trail?'
Illegal wars and huge public debt
I think the current debt might give you a heart attack
Don't forget mass immigration from lots of Third World failed states and equally massive student dept.
I tell you what made Tony tick, Harvard University and the American Deepstate where most of his and Gordon Browns policies came from!
He was a bit rude to the conference/party members...
he doesn't like any opposition or tricky questions even from his own party
He took on the Mr Punch persona right from his first conference as Labour leader. A friend remarked how much like Mr Punch he was.
Most people don't understand what he tried to do, iraq war (horribly) aside.
At 3 mins in he should have said 'and you'll all be off to Afghanistand and Iraq v shortly'
His smile looks so insincere its not funny. He was an effective politician and PM.
He's a bilderberger
Has he been to the bilderber
A war criminal.
Which properly constituted court found him guilty and when?
The UN Secretary General pronounced the USA & UK attack on Iraq to be in breach of the UN charter, which Britain as a signatory, was obliged to observe. Both the USA & UK governments argued the point knowing that it is not the prerogative of states that ratified the charter to quibble or ignore UN pronouncements as the charter supersedes individual nation-based pronouncements.
The only legal way for the UN to bring the US & UK into line with the charter would have been via the UN Security Council which has the power to investigate disputes. However, as the US & UK both sit on the Security Council, as two of the five permanent members, both have veto power. This puts them beyond the reach of the UN.
Britain, following the US, claimed that UN criteria had been met (The Chilcot report dismissed the claim). However, only the UN itself can render a war legal; all other unsanctioned wars are deemed illegal. In light of the above, it is a little naive to inquire as to which court found Blair guilty.
Took this country into war on a lie, innocent people lost their lives because of this man. No court is needed to find him guilty of crimes against humanity. His actions made him guilty.
Blair said nothing he did not honestly believe to be true. Of course you would say "no court" because any properly constituted court would dismiss the charges as wrongly brought before even hearing the case.
David Boothroyd Tony Blair knew that the only way to get the vote in parliament for war was to lie about WMD, the intelligence at best was flimsy. Is Iraq a better country now since the 2nd Gulf war ?. What's happened since is a consequence of his decision to oust Saddam which IMO was no threat to the UK and which left a power vacuum. No doubt if TB was in the dock at The Hague he will say for his defence " I was only following orders", the orders of President Bush.
Tony I’m sorry but you simply couldnt do everything yourself
I wonder what 2018 Blair campaigning for the People's Vote would say, if he could, to this 2000 Tony.
"Dont worry you wont be prosecuted".
Push for the single currency so we’re too far in to get out
Bambi
Motley Crew
Will always be remembered as a poodle lackey
How i miss Blair. Best PM we have ever had.
Nauseating.
The former priminster, Tony Blair, 🍾. Celebrated the holiday, -× hes were very popular, then his primes, hes, haves that.charmsism,
caffeine
53:34
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Since he became a billionaire, he’s lost a lot of weight.
Probably has a chef counting every calorie for him.
Like Bezos.
14:56
What a crude, dirty joke at 3:30 from someone who has elevated himself to Pope status.
Did not quite understood it.
Blair was a strong p.m. in u.k.
Iraq? PFI? Immigration? ua-cam.com/video/XnwpuxkQWbE/v-deo.html
Clem Alford strong doesnt mean good
30:32
far popular than boris the clown
ah job
Blair for European President.