Tony Blair Research Paper
Alicia Collins
November 10, 2015
Assignment 1
Prime Minister Profile: Tony Blair
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 6, 1953. Although born in Scotland, Blair spent several years of his childhood attending the Chorister School in Durham, England. When Blair was 10, his father ran for Parliament as a Tory but suffered from a stroke the night before the election. Blair later cited his father’s inability to finish the election as a driving factor behind his own political ambition. Blair attended St. John’s College at Oxford University and went on to attend law school at Oxford.
After finishing law school in 1975, Blair began an internship under Alexander Irvine and proved to be a quick learner when it came to local politics. In the late 1970s, Blair joined the Labour Party and in 1982 he tried, unsuccessfully to win a seat in Parliament for the …show more content…
He worked closely with fellow Labour Party favorite, Gordon Brown, and had a considerable amount of support amongst Parliament. However, following 9/11 and Blair’s decision to support the U.S. “War on Terror” his popularity within Parliament and with the public began to crumble. Additionally, by the time he started serving his third term as Prime Minister it was rumored that Blair and Gordon were barely speaking. Tory leader, David Cameron, took this as a chance to denounce Blair and the New Labour movement.
The largest issue Blair faced during his time as Prime Minister was his support of military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone. Blair was later harshly criticized by Parliament for his close ties to The United States invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan but did not waiver until his resignation in 2007. The economy was also a central issue during Blair’s time as Prime Minister. While other major global economies struggled, Britain increased employment to the highest level in
November 10, 2015
Assignment 1
Prime Minister Profile: Tony Blair
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 6, 1953. Although born in Scotland, Blair spent several years of his childhood attending the Chorister School in Durham, England. When Blair was 10, his father ran for Parliament as a Tory but suffered from a stroke the night before the election. Blair later cited his father’s inability to finish the election as a driving factor behind his own political ambition. Blair attended St. John’s College at Oxford University and went on to attend law school at Oxford.
After finishing law school in 1975, Blair began an internship under Alexander Irvine and proved to be a quick learner when it came to local politics. In the late 1970s, Blair joined the Labour Party and in 1982 he tried, unsuccessfully to win a seat in Parliament for the …show more content…
He worked closely with fellow Labour Party favorite, Gordon Brown, and had a considerable amount of support amongst Parliament. However, following 9/11 and Blair’s decision to support the U.S. “War on Terror” his popularity within Parliament and with the public began to crumble. Additionally, by the time he started serving his third term as Prime Minister it was rumored that Blair and Gordon were barely speaking. Tory leader, David Cameron, took this as a chance to denounce Blair and the New Labour movement.
The largest issue Blair faced during his time as Prime Minister was his support of military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Sierra Leone. Blair was later harshly criticized by Parliament for his close ties to The United States invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan but did not waiver until his resignation in 2007. The economy was also a central issue during Blair’s time as Prime Minister. While other major global economies struggled, Britain increased employment to the highest level in