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Anthony „Tony“ Charles Lynton Blair ist ein britischer Politiker. Er war von 1994 bis 2007 Vorsitzender der Labour-Partei und von 1997 bis 2007 Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs.

Nach dem plötzlichen Tod von John Smith wurde Blair im Juli 1994 Parteivorsitzender. Unter seiner Parteiführung gewann Labour 1997 die britischen Unterhauswahlen und beendete damit die 18-jährige Regierungszeit der Konservativen Partei. Blairs Amtszeit wurde die längste aller regierenden Premierminister der Labour-Partei, und er führte seine Partei als einziger zu Wahlsiegen in drei aufeinanderfolgenden Wahlen. Zusammen mit Gordon Brown und Peter Mandelson näherte Blair die Labour-Partei der „politischen Mitte“ der britischen Politik an. Er vertrat eine Politik des freien Marktes und die Abgrenzung vom Kollektivismus unter den Schlagworten „New Labour“, „moderne Sozialdemokratie“ und „Dritter Weg“. Er schrieb die Clause IV des Parteiprogramms der Labour-Partei um, in der ursprünglich die Forderung nach „Verstaatlichung der Schlüsselindustrien“ festgelegt war.

Seine Innenpolitik war gekennzeichnet durch die Erhöhung der öffentlichen Ausgaben für Gesundheit und Erziehung bei gleichzeitiger Einführung marktorientierter Reformen, die früh auf Kritik stießen. Ferner steht die Amtszeit Blairs für die Einführung eines Mindestlohns, von Schulgebühren zur Verbesserung der Ausbildung, Verfassungsänderungen, wie der Einführung der Home Rule in Schottland und Wales, und einen Fortschritt im Friedensprozess in Nordirland. Die britische Wirtschaft war durch Wachstum gekennzeichnet, wobei Blair sich an der konservativen Leitlinie orientierte, die Einkommensteuer nicht zu erhöhen.

Seit dem Beginn des Anti-Terror-Kampfs im Jahr 2001 unterstützte Blair vehement die US-amerikanische Außenpolitik, vor allem durch die Teilnahme von britischen Truppen an den Einsätzen in Afghanistan ab 2001 und im Irak ab 2003. Durch die nahezu bedingungslose Unterstützung der Maßnahmen der Bush-Regierung sah Blair sich und seine Politik heftiger Kritik ausgesetzt. So musste er es sich etwa gefallen lassen, von der britischen Presse wegen seiner von vielen als unangemessen empfundenen Folgsamkeit gegenüber dem US-Präsidenten als Bush's poodle, Bushs Pudel, geschmäht zu werden. Am 6. Juli 2016 wurde in London der Untersuchungsbericht der Chilcot-Kommission zur britischen Rolle im Irak-Krieg veröffentlicht, der nahelegt, dass Blair trotz Warnungen britischer Top-Juristen mit dem Irakkrieg gegen das Völkerrecht verstoßen und womöglich Kriegsverbrechen begangen habe.Am 7. September 2006 erklärte Blair öffentlich, dass er als Parteichef zurücktreten werde. Im Juni 2007 wurde er zum Sondergesandten des Nahost-Quartetts ernannt. Wikipedia  

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“We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.”

In full: Tony Blair's speech http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5382590.stm, BBC News online. Final speech to the Labour Party Annual Conference as Leader, 26 September 2006.
2000s

“If it is, on occasions, the place of low skulduggery, it is more often the place for the pursuit of noble causes.”

Hansard http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070627/debtext/70627-0003.htm, Last official words as Prime Minister, said at Prime Minister's Questions on 27 June 2007.
2000s
Kontext: Some may belittle politics but we who are engaged in it know that it is where people stand tall. Although I know that it has many harsh contentions, it is still the arena that sets the heart beating a little faster. If it is, on occasions, the place of low skulduggery, it is more often the place for the pursuit of noble causes. I wish everyone, friend or foe, well. That is that. The end.

“Ideals survive through change. They die through inertia in the face of challenge.”

European Parliament debates http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20050623+ITEM-004+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN&query=INTERV&detail=4-010
Speech to the European Parliament outlining the priorities of the British Presidency, 23 June 2005.
2000s

“It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership.”

Speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet http://web.archive.org/20041128025440/www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page6583.asp, 15 November 2004.
Urging Europe to stop ridiculing American President George W. Bush.
2000s

“The reason we are finding it hard to win this battle is that we're not actually fighting it properly. We're not actually standing up to these people and saying, "It's not just your methods that are wrong, your ideas are absurd. Nobody is oppressing you. Your sense of grievance isn't justified."”

" Blair launches stinging attack on 'absurd' British Islamists http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,2115929,00.html", 1 July 2007.
Remarks made on the eve of his departure from Downing Street, 26 June 2007.
2000s

“Lead me into war…you know I believe in you.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/international/europe/27memo.html?_r=1 Meeting with George W. Bush on January 31, 2003.
2000s

“I would never do anything to harm the country or anything improper. I think most people who have dealt with me think I'm a pretty straight sort of guy, and I am.”

Trevor Kavanagh, "Blair: My big blunder", The Sun, 17 November 1997, p. 8.
Interview with John Humphrys on BBC TV's "On the Record", 16 November 1997.
1990s

“I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.”

Michael White, "Blair wants 'to make UK young again'", Guardian, 4 October 1995.
Speech to the Labour Party conference, 3 October 1995.
1990s

“I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.”

Philip Webster, "Blair sets sights on Downing Street", The Times, 22 July 1994.
Speech on being elected Leader of the Labour Party, 21 July 1994.
1990s

“The British are special. The world knows it. In our innermost thoughts we know it. This is the greatest nation on earth. So it has been an honour to serve it. I give my thanks to you, the British people, for the times that I have succeeded, and my apologies to you for the times I have fallen short. But good luck.”

" Full text of Tony Blair's resignation speech http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/the_blair_years/article1772414.ece", Times Online, 10 May 2007.
Announcing his impending resignation, Trimdon Labour Club, 10 May 2007.
2000s

“The fear of missing out means today's media, more than ever before, hunts in a pack. In these modes it is like a feral beast, just tearing people and reputations to bits. But no-one dares miss out.”

Lecture on Our Nation's Future - Public Life http://web.archive.org/20071029204355/www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page11923.asp, Reuters, 12 June 2007.
2000s

“For the moment, let me say this: Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also.”

Hansard http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020410/debtext/20410-04.htm, House of Commons 6th series, vol. 383, col. 23.
House of Commons statement on discussions with President Bush over the Middle East, 10 April 2002.
2000s

“I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.”

Paul Routledge, "Why the unions aren't rocking Blair's boat", Independent on Sunday, 8 October 1995.
Speech to the Labour Party conference, 3 October 1995.
1990s

“So, of course, the visions are painted in the colours of the rainbow, and the reality is sketched in duller tones of black and white and grey. But I ask you to accept one thing. Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right. I may have been wrong. That is your call. But believe one thing, if nothing else. I did what I thought was right for our country.”

" Full text of Tony Blair's resignation speech http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/the_blair_years/article1772414.ece", Times Online, 10 May 2007.
Announcing his impending resignation, Trimdon Labour Club, 10 May 2007.
2000s

“He wants a Bill of Rights for Britain drafted by a Committee of Lawyers. Have you ever tried drafting anything with a Committee of Lawyers?”

In full: Tony Blair's speech http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5382590.stm, BBC News online
Attacking David Cameron, during his Labour Party Conference speech on 26 September 2006.
2000s

“This is not a clash between civilisations. It is a clash about civilisation.”

"Clash about civilisations" speech http://web.archive.org/20060411042815/www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page9224.asp, Prime Minister's website.
Foreign Policy speech at Reuters Headquarters, London, on 21 March 2006.
2000s

“I can stand here today, leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister, and say to the British people: you have never had it so … prudent.”

Tony Blair's speech in full http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/460009.stm, BBC News online
Speech to the Labour Party conference, 28 September 1999, paraphrasing Harold Macmillan's statement "most of our people have never had it so good" and comparing with Gordon Brown's frequent use of the word "prudent".
1990s

“A new dawn has broken, has it not?”

Victory speech at Labour election-night party, Royal Festival Hall, London, 2 May 1997.
1990s

“That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen.”

[Stryker Mcguire, I Did It My Way, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17202843/site/newsweek/, Newsweek International, 2007-02-26, 2007-02-20]
Interview with Newsweek.
2000s

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