Blair's Last PMQs

Westcountryman · 27-06-2007, 12:23 PM

What a frivolous, pointless waste of time. More so than usual.

Blair's basically been joking his way through, and chose to ignore a question regarding the disestablishment of the Church of England. :roll:

Westcountryman · 27-06-2007, 12:25 PM

And now shrugs off a question on giving us our promised referendum. :roll:

Alex McKee · 27-06-2007, 12:32 PM

I tuned in a few minutes ago to see what was happening and turned it off in disgust. As you say, thoroughly frivolous.

Britannist · 27-06-2007, 12:40 PM

For those readers who were watching on BBC 2 Television the live coverage from the Commons actually cut off two minutes before the end.

I switched to the live coverage on Sky News where Blair made his final remarks ("I have never pretended to be a House of Commons man - but I respect and fear the House") and scenes were then broadcast of the whole House of Commons standing up in applause as he walked out of the Chamber for the last time as Prime Minister.

At first only the Labour side got up to clap - but David Cameron agreed with the person sitting next to him to stand up too and then (Cameron) he turned too the Conservative MPs behind him and urged them all to get up and clap to as Blair left.

22ANDUK · 27-06-2007, 12:52 PM

As mentioned, it was a frivolous affair. Though I expected nothing else.

Blair's final PMQs was a key point in his carefully choreographed day and more so his exit, and now that he has managed to avoid any questions of serious importance or meaning he will, somewhat bizarrely in the company of his wife Cherie, undertake a 'ceremonial goodbye' to the nation through his procession to and from Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen.

Politics seems rather surreal today, saccharine for want of a better word, so I guess that today is a fitting tribute to Blair's term of office.

mkpdavies · 27-06-2007, 12:53 PM

What do you expect in a puupet parliament run by traitors?

Britannist · 27-06-2007, 01:09 PM

I noticed that Prescott appeared as if he could hardly get up as the rest of the Labour front bench (and then just about the whole House of Commons) got up to clap as Blair left the Commons chamber for the last time as Prime Minister.

He (Prescott) needs a rest.

His work in the Commons and in Government for the EU seems to have tired him out.

Britannist · 27-06-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ModernUKIP

What a frivolous, pointless waste of time. More so than usual.

Blair's basically been joking his way through, and chose to ignore a question regarding the disestablishment of the Church of England. :roll:

A daft question from someone (a Liberal 'Democrat') in a daft party.

I thought the question was totally unsuited to the spirit of the occasion (Blair's last Prime Minister's Questions).

Typical of someone in the europhile Liberal Dim party.

AlanA · 27-06-2007, 01:14 PM

Thank God he's GONE !

Britannist · 27-06-2007, 01:15 PM

"I don't think we'll miss you" Mrs. Cherie Blair just said to the press in Downing Street as she got into the car to leave with her husband for Buckingham Palace.

There are quite a few people who won't miss her either.

27-06-2007, 12:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	Blair's Last PMQs What a frivolous, pointless waste of time. More so than usual. Blair's basically been joking his way through, and chose to ignore a question regarding the disestablishment of the Church of England. :roll: __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

27-06-2007, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	And now shrugs off a question on giving us our promised referendum. :roll: __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

27-06-2007, 12:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Applause for Blair in Commons at last questions as P.M. For those readers who were watching on BBC 2 Television the live coverage from the Commons actually cut off two minutes before the end. I switched to the live coverage on Sky News where Blair made his final remarks ("I have never pretended to be a House of Commons man - but I respect and fear the House") and scenes were then broadcast of the whole House of Commons standing up in applause as he walked out of the Chamber for the last time as Prime Minister. At first only the Labour side got up to clap - but David Cameron agreed with the person sitting next to him to stand up too and then (Cameron) he turned too the Conservative MPs behind him and urged them all to get up and clap to as Blair left.

27-06-2007, 12:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,806	What do you expect in a puupet parliament run by traitors? __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

27-06-2007, 01:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Prescott, House of Commons, Blair, EU, Prime Minister I noticed that Prescott appeared as if he could hardly get up as the rest of the Labour front bench (and then just about the whole House of Commons) got up to clap as Blair left the Commons chamber for the last time as Prime Minister. He (Prescott) needs a rest. His work in the Commons and in Government for the EU seems to have tired him out.

27-06-2007, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,666	I tuned in a few minutes ago to see what was happening and turned it off in disgust. As you say, thoroughly frivolous.

27-06-2007, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	As mentioned, it was a frivolous affair. Though I expected nothing else. Blair's final PMQs was a key point in his carefully choreographed day and more so his exit, and now that he has managed to avoid any questions of serious importance or meaning he will, somewhat bizarrely in the company of his wife Cherie, undertake a 'ceremonial goodbye' to the nation through his procession to and from Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen. Politics seems rather surreal today, saccharine for want of a better word, so I guess that today is a fitting tribute to Blair's term of office.

27-06-2007, 01:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
AlanA Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bolton Posts: 199	Thank God he's GONE !

27-06-2007, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Mrs. Cherie Blair, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace "I don't think we'll miss you" Mrs. Cherie Blair just said to the press in Downing Street as she got into the car to leave with her husband for Buckingham Palace. There are quite a few people who won't miss her either.

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