O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

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Jesus Christ, did I really just read that?

That has to be the most astonishing thing I have ever heard, regarding the sending of British troops onto battle.

Not sure what’s so ‘astonishing’, Tricky.
Between 2003-09 179 UK personnel died in Operation Telic in Iraq.
During just 74 days of the Falklands War 255 UK personnel died.
Not suggesting that tells the whole story, it doesn’t, but your inclination to praise Thatcher over the Falklands while demonising Blair over Iraq isn’t exactly consistent...and no, I’m not defending Blair’s actions at all.

Either way...the rights and wrongs of Blair’s tenure are hardly relevant to Starmer’s performance and potential.

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Not sure what’s so ‘astonishing’, Tricky.
Between 2003-09 179 UK personnel died in Operation Telic in Iraq.
During just 74 days of the Falklands War 255 UK personnel died.
Not suggesting that tells the whole story, it doesn’t, but your inclination to praise Thatcher over the Falklands while demonising Blair over Iraq isn’t exactly consistent...and no, I’m not defending Blair’s actions at all.

Either way...the rights and wrongs of Blair’s tenure are hardly relevant to Starmer’s performance and potential.

RA wothout being pedantic.
How the be joisus, you could compare Blairs war organised on lies/ deceit/ immoral actions. With Thatchers response to British sovereign territory being invaded/ its citizens being held captive/ and the offending country breaking every international law in the book, astounds me.
I despsed Thatcher myself, yet she did exactly what every sovereign leader should have done in response to an aggressor, against our country.

Perhaps your anti Tory blindness has re written history in your head?