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From: LindyBill5/6/2005 5:51:55 AM
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Sullivan - "BLAIR ON THE ROPES: The last minute CW was wrong: Tony Blair has barely survived a brutal vote of no confidence by the British public. Yes, the war was a major reason. But it's important to understand that hostility to Blair was not simply about the decision to go to war, but how he did it, how he appeared to have been less than forthright, and how this characterological duplicity reflected broader discontent with his management style on domestic issues as well. But this was not a victory for the Tories either.

They're back as a real opposition party and now have a real chance of forming the next government. But they failed to articulate a real, national theme or an argument about the future of Britain; and they barely increased their share of the vote over 2001. They gained by default; and witnessed real gains from the fiercely leftist anti-war Liberal Democrats. Blair's mandate is risible: as I write, he will form a government with a mere 36 percent of the vote. That's a lower level of popular support than any parliamentary majority in history. The pressure on him to move aside will now grow. I doubt he will survive the next few months of internecine Labour warfare. And that may be to the good. A more left-wing Brown government will give the British public a real choice in the next few years - providing the Tories regain their small government philosophy"
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