tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post6909018557818890108..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Linford v Smithson on Brown v BlairPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-60130843528097386072008-07-18T20:25:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:25:00.000+01:00PaulNo doubt that Blair was way past his sell-buy ...Paul<BR/>No doubt that Blair was way past his sell-buy date when he went; if he had stayed on- as I'm sure he wished- Labour would now be in an even worse condition. But Blair DID last ten years and survived dips in his popularity with some aplomb. He was an infinitely more astute and gifed politician than Gordon who has cocked things up royally in a tenth of the time. Labour was follish to put skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632351344359303404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69786409054397152002008-07-16T11:49:00.000+01:002008-07-16T11:49:00.000+01:00Paul - I agree that Blair was certainly an elector...Paul - I agree that Blair was certainly an electoral liability by the time he left office, but the assertion that Brown would have won more seats in the 2005 election is a little less certain.<BR/><BR/>Since Brown took over, after all, he's been polling poison for the Labour Party - and there's no reason why that wouldn't have been the case in 2004.Tim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705980028580424584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-66716766082485379262008-07-15T22:59:00.000+01:002008-07-15T22:59:00.000+01:00Perhaps middle england people are snide two faced ...Perhaps middle england people are snide two faced back stabbers who pretend to be nice, becvause they wear nices uits, and talk proper but in reality are complete ####s. No wonder they like Blair and the tory leader. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-50009450923370731242008-07-15T14:11:00.000+01:002008-07-15T14:11:00.000+01:00Why do middle england voters like people like Blai...Why do middle england voters like people like Blair who used his spin doctor to bully a governmment scienitist to suicide. <BR/>Does it simply come down to who has the best looking candidate?<BR/>Blair was the one who did the Iraq war, and had very little to do with economy. <BR/>No wonder the russians gave that ukranian presidential candidate poision to make him look uglier. LOL. I bet labour Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-5428381603602653612008-07-15T10:19:00.000+01:002008-07-15T10:19:00.000+01:00I totally disagree with your views and believe the...I totally disagree with your views and believe the majority of the comment on Political Betting are accurate. I cannot agree with the argument that Gordon Brown would have had similar support of the floating voter (Middle England)that Tony Blair attracted. Many of my friends are floating voters (I am not) who voted for Tony Blair - they liked him regardless of policy issues. They have now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-26607669375305354172008-07-15T00:09:00.000+01:002008-07-15T00:09:00.000+01:00I am dumbfounded by the number of people who think...I am dumbfounded by the number of people who think Blair was a nice guy compared to this leader. Blair was far nastier in his spinning he got kelly into trouble and the current leader only spun againt Blair in revenge for the sexual rumours Blair spread about him. <BR/>What surprises me is some idiots seem to blame the current leader for Iraq instead of Blair. It was Blair that took us into Iraq Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69420985854365421492008-07-14T23:16:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:16:00.000+01:00Mighty egos abound - yawn.Mighty egos abound - yawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com