January 13, 2008
Topic: public speaking - Blair taxed about the filthy rich (Guardian Unlimited)
An entire news page, comment column (Not such a little earner, January 11) and leader, all incredibly sniffy about the money that Tony Blair is now making? The man was prime minister for 10 years, and you're slagging him off for earning about a million quid a year. You quote my comments to California computer executives in 1998 that "we are intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich" (Leaders, January 11). How can the British people trust a future prime minister to take decisions in their interests rather than in the interests of those who might be able to offer a nice little post-retirement earner? People should only apply for this post if they accept that earning the confidence of the people to be their leader means forgoing the opportunity to cash in on it so flagrantly. I was amused by Stephen Bayley's michievous analysis of Tony Blair's new notepaper (Shortcuts, G2, January 10), but, wait a minute, where's my magnifying glass? read more
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