![]() He spent the last year of his premiership trying to establish his legacy, and it was all pointless because his legacy, like it or not, was Iraq, and is Iraq, and will remain Iraq. ![]() “His reputation for the moment is locked into the Iraq war. “It’s a fool’s errand,” said Steven Fielding, professor of political history at Nottingham University. More than 700,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed. The current prime minister, Boris Johnson, was not involved in the decision, his office said. Dating back almost 700 years, the order is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Blair became a member of the Order of the Garter, following an appointment made on New Year’s Eve by the queen. Instead, more than 600,000 people have signed an online petition asking that the honor be rescinded, illustrating how one of Britain’s most successful politicians remains a divisive figure, never forgiven by his critics for taking the country to war in Iraq…. In “Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures,” NYT, 14/22, Stephen Castle writes:īy tradition, former British prime ministers are honored by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving 10 Downing Street, so the elevation of Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Year’s Day could have been a routine event. so the elevation of Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Year’s Day could have been a routine event. In England’s pastures green, where Jews now need to watch their backs. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures Written by BHFN on January 8. Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Christopher Singh. 10 Downing St, so the elevation of Mr Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Years Day could. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures The New York Times. LONDON (NYTIMES) - By tradition, former British prime ministers are honoured by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving No. ift.tt/3mWUrnk By BY STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures Reviewed by Ajay Kumar on JanuRating: 5. The petition said former British PM Tony Blair should be held accountable for war crimes. Would have agreed that what I write makes, very sadly, sense Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. Supporting such an allegation, but am sure Lord Sacks I’m biased, and don’t have a shred of evidence
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