Cheers. I like yours too. It reminds me of when I used to be 'outwardly engaged' and passionate (as I think I might be becoming again). The last few years have been more inward, and insular, and (politically) hopeless. Your blog encourages me to believe again. (Your posting of that Blair/Paxman/audience pre-Iraq war interaction is very judicious...if depressing).
On Blair's leadership election, here's how my thinking went at the time..."Fresh. Young. New. Naive, but enthusiastic, and sincere. [!] If I vote for him as leader, with Margaret Beckett as deputy, she'll provide the Old Labour stability." I admit that my judgement was a tad flawed. I think labour have done good stuff (investment in the public services especially, and my elderly parents have noticed significant material benefits), almost in spite of Blair. I'm still a bit torn, I guess -- seeing Blair originally as a people-friendly Trojan horse, freighted with troops who delivered things for lots of people. (Great metaphor, huh?)
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You win the honesty prize, at least.
Like your blog, especially all the descriptions of light - I like watching the light too.
RedOne
Cheers. I like yours too. It reminds me of when I used to be 'outwardly engaged' and passionate (as I think I might be becoming again). The last few years have been more inward, and insular, and (politically) hopeless. Your blog encourages me to believe again. (Your posting of that Blair/Paxman/audience pre-Iraq war interaction is very judicious...if depressing).
On Blair's leadership election, here's how my thinking went at the time..."Fresh. Young. New. Naive, but enthusiastic, and sincere. [!] If I vote for him as leader, with Margaret Beckett as deputy, she'll provide the Old Labour stability." I admit that my judgement was a tad flawed. I think labour have done good stuff (investment in the public services especially, and my elderly parents have noticed significant material benefits), almost in spite of Blair. I'm still a bit torn, I guess -- seeing Blair originally as a people-friendly Trojan horse, freighted with troops who delivered things for lots of people. (Great metaphor, huh?)
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