Blair hints at “common cause” with Lib Dems against Tories

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/March/theworld_March679.xml§ion=theworld

LONDON - With an election in the offing, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he is willing to make common cause with the Liberal Democrats to discredit the main opposition Conservatives and their policies.

In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, published Saturday, Blair did not deny the deep divisions between Labour and the Lib Dems over public spending and the Iraq war.

“On the other hand, I think there may be occasions when we make some common cause with them when it comes to pointing out the truth about the Tories,” the prime minister said.

Blair, who is expected within the next week or two to call a general election for May 5, declined to say how recently he has met Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy.

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[Hokie]

1. So now Poodle move to the left?

Now that his butt is on the line and the election is a few months away he throws an olive branch to the Libs. This seems a bit disingenuous.

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7. Lib Dems aren't necessarily to the left of Labour. Kennedy has said that

the Lib Dems are above ideology. Their policies are all over the board. Some to the right, some to the left of labour.

[whosinpower]

2. Looks to me like

Blair can see the real writing on the wall. He is in deep doo-doo and is looking for any allies to help him hold power. Methinks he is finished.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

3. Just returned from vacation in London

and I was astonished at how much the normally private Brits were happy to talk about their huge dislike for Tony Blair. Cabbies, shop keepers, bellboys; all had opinions about poodle, and all the opinions were negative. (and they didn't much care for Camilla and Charles' coming nuptials either, LOL)

[acmavm]

4. I so hope that the Brits have the smarts to do what we were unable to do.

Dump the lying piece of shit. Who knows what the jackass will do the next time his butt buddy george wants to attack a country. He can't be trusted not to lie to his country, fake intelligence, and block the truth coming out. The British should learn from out experience. When you have a party in power who will stick at nothing to stay in power, the people stand a good chance of losing your rights and freedom. Get rid of him while you can.

[non sociopath skin]

5. Our problem is that getting rid of Bliar ...

... would mean electing the even more pro-war and pro-Bush Conservatives. There is no way on earth that the LibDems can be elected but a strong LibDem vote would split the anti-Tory vote sufficiently to let the Tories win a number of marginal constituencies.

BTW, the LibDems are not a left-wing party. Were they to be in coalition with the Bliarites, there would be little change in policy.

The Skin

[acmavm]

6. So you are having basically the same problem we are. The foxes are

all guarding the hen house so to speak. Why are all the crazed fools that either want endless war or create a caste system being elected into office? What is wrong with your average human being anymore? Thousands of years of people of all nations fighting for human dignity, freedom, safety and healthcare, equal rights, a voice in their government, and so on and so forth.

And what happens? What do you get? Greedy bloody-fingered lying bastards who's only concern is getting more power and more money and screw the 'common' man.

[Selteri]

8. My friends who live in England have said the same thing. NT

[struggle4progress]

9. Kennedy Rallies Lib Dems For Election Campaign

Kennedy Rallies Lib Dems For Election Campaign

In a speech at London' South Bank Centre, Liberal Democrat Leader, Charles Kennedy MP, today rallied his Party for the final time ahead of the expected May 5th General Election.
He said:

"Unlike 1997, Tony Blair now has a record in Government to defend.
He has to face the loss of public trust, especially after Iraq - and after eight years of a Labour Government, he can’t keep blaming the Conservatives for all the problems in Britain.

"The Conservatives are picking on opportunistic issues designed to shore up their core vote. Immigration, asylum, gypsies. Their new campaign chief refers to these as 'dog-whistle' issues. I call them the politics of fear.

"All the indications suggest that this squabbling is turning voters off. <snip>

http://www.libdems.org.uk/story.html?id=8404&navPage=news.html

[ausiedownunderground]

10. Lib Dems would definately be "The Bush Gang's" worst option!!

Grand Brittania's best hope of being again accepted as part of The "Rest of the world" community, outside of America, is to vote Liberal Democrat! Its a young party and has a Democratic election system "stacked" against it. But Taiwan and to a lesser degree Japan and South Korea also had supposedly democratic election system's stacked against the most Democratic parties in the election. British people need to vote Liberal Democratic or Scottish Nationalist or Welsh nationalist. In OZ our Conservative party "just got up" again for another 3 years and immediately sent more troops to die in Iraq, had an interest rate "hike" and cut more government services to the Lower classes in an effort to continue the "Haves" and "Have Nots" split. Divisive policies is a Conservative Government's speciality! Great Britain's conservatives are the Labour Party!!! The Tories are "The Rethuglican" party of America. All thats left is the Liberal Democratic Party. If the Liberal Democrats win the British election it will lead to a wave of anti-conservative, anti-neo-crazies backlash across the "Rest of the World" that will have "The Bush Gang" "pissing" in its pants!
Why does Condasleaza Rice look like a Chimpanzee???

[lovuian]

11. Watch these Liberal Dems they are going to kick Blair out!!!

Blair has destroyed the Labour Party!!!

[Henny Penny]

12. kennedy for no.10 ?

If I was voting it would definitely be for Charlie. I can't see too many people jumping from Labour to the Tories since for some strange reason they chose a leader that was the worst possible candidate to attract votes from either lab or lib dem waverers.

However, I predict a very low turnout with lab voters either staying at home or voting lib dem and the core elderly, commited "true blue no matter what" voter doing the business for Howard.

If this happens the lib dems will hold the key to forming the next govt.