RE: A genuine Brexit Benefit2 Jun 2024 19:06
Hi mick,
Imo, Blair modernised Britain, in a way that Hague, Duncan Smith, nor Howard would have been able.
We were proud again, confident and progressive, with opportunity, social mobility, and a health system with the capacity to care. We were genuine leaders, both within Europe, and beyond, morally and intellectually.
There was a buzz similar to that generated during the 2012 Olympics, people felt good, and the economy just kept growing and growing. Possibly the best place to live on the planet for a while.
Councils were adequately funded, rough sleeping almost eliminated, small class sizes, affordable housing, a police force that actually policed.
Im not suggesting Blair is singularly responsible for all this, anymore than Boris is exclusively responsible for the current mess, but Blair made a good situation better, and Boris made a bad situation worse.