Fixed-odds betting terminals demonstrate how Cameron is just as conflicted as Blair was when it comes to intervening or leaving beIn that brief period when prime ministers staged monthly press conferences in Downing Street,I would occasionally ask Tony Blair to make his intellect up. Was he a libertarian about individual choice? Or was he at heart a nanny? unusual Labour triangulator that Blair was, he was surely trying to be both.
Blair would muddle the retort. generally shrewd about making practical decisions that voters would accept, and he was never very genuine at articulating his famous “third way” philosophy in more than platitudes. You banned hunting with dogs and smoking in public buildings,but you have also allowed pubs to open virtually 24/7 and let the gambling industry off the leash, I reminded him on one such occasion. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com