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Annony 2:21 Thu Jul 16
Blair's armed Guards £16,000 a week of Taxpayers hard earned

I need to get this off my chest, I happened to cut through Connaught Square and drive past his residence on a couple of occasions recently and seeing an armed policeman outside his door with another two armed at the top of the square pissed me off, they must be their 24hrs. He should be made to move to a secure block of flats with secure underground parking cctv entry phone private security guards. How many more years do taxpayers have to pay for this, until he is gone from this world?

hotels, taxpayers' money, armed guards and millions and millions of pounds: Welcome to Tony Blair’s world

Blair armed guards
Taxpayers spending £16,000 a week on Blair’s security, investigation claims

Upon his election to the Commons in 1983, Tony Blair espoused his rationale for his socialist beliefs.

“At its best,” he said, “socialism corresponds most closely to an existence that is both rational and moral. It stands for co-operation, not confrontation; for fellowship, not fear. It stands for equality, not because it wants people to be the same but because only through equality in our economic circumstances can our individuality develop properly.”

Since leaving the Commons in 2007, Blair has pursued a relentless programme of business empire building, and much of it has come at the taxpayers’ expense, an investigation by the Telegraph reveals.

The research by the paper highlights the extent to which Blair has abandoned any last vestige of the socialist principles he championed in the early days of his parliamentary career.

Instead, a picture of a wealth-fixated, jet-setting plutocrat emerges more clearly than ever.

The documents indicate that Blair is visiting as many as five countries a week, using private jets, staying in the world’s most exclusive hotels and keeping an entourage of armed guards and Met officers around him at all times.

The cost for the teams of police required to accompany Blair around the world is a staggering £14,000 - £16,000 a week, with hotel rooms for each of his police bodyguards costing up to £1,000 a night each.

This sum is entirely picked up by the taxpayer.

Conflict of interest
The investigation has prompted accusations of various conflicts of interest between Blair’s business empire and his role as Quartet Representative to the Middle East, from which he is due to stand down at the end of June.

One ambassador reportedly described Blair’s activities as “pretty distasteful”, adding that Blair had “used the ticket of the Middle East Envoy and Quartet” in order to pursue his own business interests.

A British ambassador is also quoted by the Telegraph, describing how a number of companies connected to Blair, including his wife’s law firm, were “sniffing around” for business in European countries.

But Blair’s people deny the claims. A spokesman said: “There are no conflicts of interests with any of Mr Blair’s work, including his role as Quartet representative.”

Joke Whole 11:24 Fri Jul 17
Re: Blair's armed Guards £16,000 a week of Taxpayers hard earned

If he'd done his job properly, he wouldn't be needing ANY guards, armed or otherwise.

JGW1 1:04 Fri Jul 17
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Glad you got that off your chest. Now fuck off

Capitol Man 11:30 Thu Jul 16
Re: Blair's armed Guards £16,000 a week of Taxpayers hard earned

I have no problem in paying for protection for former PMs and other key personnel. We need to separate personal dislike from the key role in leading the nation.

It is a bit much that the costs for the protection are extending to Blair's global tours though. There should be a cap above which he picks up the cost.

Bill W 8:59 Thu Jul 16
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Russ of the BML 2:21 Thu Jul 16

Nurse Ratched 8:59 Thu Jul 16
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Ron, they're probably psychy nurses and head quacks.

Nurse Ratched 8:58 Thu Jul 16
Re: Blair's armed Guards £16,000 a week of Taxpayers hard earned

Ron, they're probably psychy nurses and head quacks.

RAF Hammer 8:55 Thu Jul 16
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I worked for a well known online supermarket (pictures of fruit and veg on their vans) and delivered to rather nice area in London with armed police outside of one house. Turned out it was Mrs. T. (Not armed up, that was definitely a copper)

How many others are we funding close protection for?

joey5000 2:23 Thu Jul 16
Re: Blair's armed Guards £16,000 a week of Taxpayers hard earned

They're not armed guards... he's actually under house-arrest.

Russ of the BML 2:21 Thu Jul 16
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Blair is Satan.

peroni 12:04 Thu Jul 16
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Haha - cheers Fifth.

Fifth Column 12:03 Thu Jul 16
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Peroni - comedy God

peroni 12:02 Thu Jul 16
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A small price to pay for a man who took out a tyrant and made the world a safer place.

Ronald_antly 11:36 Thu Jul 16
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I can understand the involvement of policemen, but why would doctors and nurses be investigating stalkers.

Saul Bollox 11:33 Thu Jul 16
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Apart from the bodyguards etc. there is a whole team of Nurses, Doctors and Policemen dedicated solely for investigating stalkers to the royal family.

Westham67 10:50 Thu Jul 16
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How many people actually go to the palace and other royal Palaces thinking they are going to see the Royal Family or the Queen? I'd say they go to look at the stupendous riches that we bestow on them for fuck all

Lee Trundle 10:41 Thu Jul 16
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"The most popular tourist attraction in the UK is Legoland"

No it isn't. Ironically there's a ROYAL park right next door to it that gets double the amount of visitors.

Anyway, this thread is about that cunt Blair.

ray winstone 10:41 Thu Jul 16
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Lertie Button, what did Thatcher cost the taxpayer? Probably about £15,000 a week staying at The Ritz.

stewie griffin 10:39 Thu Jul 16
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A somewhat disingenuous reference, Monk0, given that it's a singular location outside of London, whereas visitors to London will take in - mostly externally - the whole area and all the royal historical buildings during their visit.

Monk~koknee 10:36 Thu Jul 16
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The most popular tourist attraction in the UK is Legoland.

Just imagine how many tourist dollars could be earned if a Lego Man was head of state.

Westham67 10:33 Thu Jul 16
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Did you get a Charlotte Diner Plate to hang on your bedroom wall along with Di and the Queen mother.? They do Fuck all and cost Millions . It just azazes me how people can admire them and hold them up as great examples to us all. They live the fucking life of Riley for free , they are the real scroungers. Best schools , best houses , sorry Palaces.Chauffeured all round the world to meet their foreign Peers

Hermit Road 10:31 Thu Jul 16
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I'm no fan of his, but any Prime Minister or ex Prime Minister in need of protection should get it.

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