Comments on: Earthquake Appeal/ Prime Minister’s Holiday. http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Polly http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2570 Polly Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:54:37 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2570 I think he was right to stay on holiday; whatever he did he was going to be vilified in the press and it gave a chance for his cabinet to take some responsibility. The media always criticise the 'presidential' style of the Labour party whereby everything revolves around the personality of Tony Blair and not the work of the party as a whole. Blair couldn't have done any more if he had been in the UK, and it is just overwrought sentimentality that demands he should have been crying crocodile tears on national tv. I think he was right to stay on holiday; whatever he did he was going to be vilified in the press and it gave a chance for his cabinet to take some responsibility. The media always criticise the ‘presidential’ style of the Labour party whereby everything revolves around the personality of Tony Blair and not the work of the party as a whole. Blair couldn’t have done any more if he had been in the UK, and it is just overwrought sentimentality that demands he should have been crying crocodile tears on national tv.

]]> By: Unhappy Citizen http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2553 Unhappy Citizen Sun, 09 Jan 2005 09:34:10 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2553 Tony Blair remaining on holiday whilst thousands of British people are killed, lost and injured in the Tsunami. A classic example of leading from the rear, he should have returned home and been a true statesman. It does not matter to us that he says he was in touch by phone. A true leader leads by example and not by telephone. Would he have returned home if the telephones were down I wonder? Tony Blair remaining on holiday whilst thousands of British people are killed, lost and injured in the Tsunami.

A classic example of leading from the rear, he should have returned home and been a true statesman. It does not matter to us that he says he was in touch by phone. A true leader leads by example and not by telephone.

Would he have returned home if the telephones were down I wonder?

]]> By: Uncarved Block http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2537 Uncarved Block Wed, 05 Jan 2005 21:22:14 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2537 An interesting article that puts Blair's true priorities in perspective: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1382857,00.html I don't care how many minutes silence are called for, its about time they spent a few minutes to sign off third world debt and recall troops from profit-motivated slaughters in the middle east. An interesting article that puts Blair’s true priorities in perspective:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1382857,00.html

I don’t care how many minutes silence are called for, its about time they spent a few minutes to sign off third world debt and recall troops from profit-motivated slaughters in the middle east.

]]> By: A J Kiberd http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2535 A J Kiberd Wed, 05 Jan 2005 19:17:42 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/12/30/1251#comment-2535 Once again our Prime Minister has debased his office by selfishly continuing with his free holiday in Egypt at the time of a great natural disaster. The reasons he has given in subsequent interviews ring VERY hollow and confirm his unsuitability for the office of Prime Minister. Once again our Prime Minister has debased his office by selfishly continuing with his free holiday in Egypt at the time of a great natural disaster. The reasons he has given in subsequent interviews ring VERY hollow and confirm his unsuitability for the office of Prime Minister.

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