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Tony Blair or Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born on May 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party from May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007. He is replaced by his government's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown.

Initially popular and successful, Blair made the tragic mistake of supporting the Bush administration's neo-conservative imperialist adventure in Iraq and was increasingly ambivalent about protecting civil liberties in Britain. The degree to which Blair subordinated himself and British foreign policy to U.S. President George W. Bush and American foreign policy disturbs many Britons. At the G-8 Conference in St. Petersburg on July 18, 2006 Blair adopted the role of supplicant even as Bush addressed him, "Yo, Blair." Read the Transcript of the Exchange On video the arrogant Texan could be seen speaking to the Prime Minister of Great Britain with a mouth full of food.

Polling Data

In 2006 Britons are clearly disappointed with Blair. In a recent poll by Communicate Research published in The Independent they were asked, "Do you think history will judge Tony Blair to have been a better or worse prime minister than Margaret Thatcher?"

Better 30%

Worse 47%

The same 15%

Not sure 9%

See Also

• Jack Straw
• New Labour
• Winston Churchill
• Queen Elizabeth II
• George Galloway
• John Major
• Margaret Thatcher

External Links

• Respect
• Ugly Rumours
• Young Blair's Obscene Gesture This is London