Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Blair: Proud. posted by Richard Seymour
I received this charming e-mail about the terrorist attacks on London from some Labour Party functionary purporting to be Tony Blair. Inter an awful lot of alia, it urges me to be proud of his government's record:We can also be proud of the achievements of the G8 summit: The
$50bn uplift in aid, the signal for a new deal on trade, the cancellation of the
debts of the poorest nations, universal access to AIDS treatment, the commitment
to a new peacekeeping force for Africa; the commitment in return by Africa's
leaders to democracy, good governance and the rule of law will all help make our
world a more just, stable and peaceful place. And that's vitally important to
all of us whether we live here in the UK or in Africa.