Reply #37: I actually thought Blair's 1st term got a better reception

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I remember how firmly the media's lips seemed to be planted on Blairs arse when he first came to power, and I can remember that over time most people seemed only to like Blair as a least worst option what with the tories being in the mess they were in then (and still are in now quite frankly.) Still, Blair bashing was not all that common I found. There were still people willing to stand up for Blair back then outside of the westminster village.

However, in Blair's second term "new" labour has pretty much lost its way. It is very difficult indeed to find anyone with a nice word to say about Blair now. Right wingers still think that Blair being too nice to those pesky foreigners and lefties tend to take the view that Blair is a war criminal. Both sides think that "new" labour is arrogant, out of touch and institutionally prone to lying.

To cut a long story short, "new" labour is no longer new. it's past its sell by date, it stinks and it's time for REAL Labour to takew the stage once again and to restore public trust in government & politics.