Blair is using this as an opportunity to bury all his unpopular reforms, ands by craven boot licking it gives him a chance to get closer to Bush. Blair is really a Tory in disguise
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In nomine Imperatis, guard our armour and our gaze; lubricate our projectile weapons that they do not jam. Bless and brighten the beams of our lasers; fiat lux in tenebris.