Mo Mowlam: "Blair seems to be making it clear that he has more sympathy
with the wishes of Washington and their reckless attitude to Iraq than
he does for his own party and even members of his Cabinet."
Og en annen kritiker:
"Meanwhile Ms Boycott, a founding member of feminist magazine Spare Rib
in the 1970s and more recently editor of the Daily Express and
Independent on Sunday, said Mr Blair's government was "more reminiscent
of a dictatorship than a free healthy democratic system"."
Hvilket totalitært system vi i dag lever under er i ferd med å gå opp
for fler og fler. For hva er forskjellem mellom de galluputpekte
EU-diktatorernes evige oppstillingsbilder og det kinesiske regimets?
Mellom Bushs fundamentalistiske besvergelser og Saddams? Mellom de
forskjelige lokale utløperne av det kapitalistiske verdensdiktaturet
("regjeringene") hvis predestinasjonspolitikk ned i alle detaljer
fastlegges av anonyme byråkrater i Verdensbanken og andre lignende
organer? Minimal.
Det er en historien bitreste ironi at en av de mest utpregede
representantene for det moderne salamanderregimet, Blair, har samme
etternavn som forfatteren av romanen "1984" (Eric Arthur Blair alias
George Orwell), som i 1946 skrev: "Enhver forfatter eller journalist,
som ønsker å bevare sin integritet, finner at han motarbeides mer av den
almenne samfunnsutviklingen enn av aktiv forfølgelse. Det, som
motarbeider ham er f.eks. dette, at pressa er samla på noen få rikmenns
hender, monopolgrepet om radio og film..."
Karsten Johansen
Sitert fra BBC:
Sunday, 17 March, 2002, 12:35 GMT
Mowlam turns up heat on Blair
Mo Mowlam has joined Blair's Labour critics
Former cabinet minister Mo Mowlam has become the most high profile
Labour critic of Tony Blair's leadership style.
Writing in the Sunday Mirror she said she now found it "harder and
harder to defend what the Labour Government is doing".
Tony Blair, far right, with EU friends
The former Northern Ireland secretary frequently topped popularity polls
among the public and within her own party.
She adds: "We have a prime minister who has thrown away the British
constitution and seems to see himself as our president."
Ms Mowlam's comments come as the longest serving Labour MP, Tam Dalyell,
suggested it might be time for there to be a leadership challenge.
And in a separate development the former newspaper editor and high
profile Labour supporter Rosie Boycott has quit the party to join the
Liberal Democrats.
'Given up Britain for Lent'
Ms Mowlam writes of the PM: "He is embracing international politics with
such enthusiasm you would be forgiven that he is fed up with the many
domestic problems this country faces.
"As Rory Bremner said last week: 'As it is, it appears the PM has given
up Britain for Lent'."
The almost impossible has happened - New Labour is seen as sleazier than
the last Tory government
Mo Mowlam
She continues: "Blair seems to be making it clear that he has more
sympathy with the wishes of Washington and their reckless attitude to
Iraq than he does for his own party and even members of his Cabinet."
The UK was drifting towards an "offensive, not defensive" war with
little debate in parliament or government, she wrote.
"It is not surprising that people are beginning to notice. Forty six per
cent of the electorate are now disenchanted with the prime minister - up
seven per cent on last week," added Ms Mowlam.
"Even the cabinet has noticed - as one of them said at the Chequers away
day 'People think we a load of shysters'."
Rosie Boycott defects
Ms Mowlam also laments the fact that "the almost impossible has happened
- New Labour is seen as sleazier than the last Tory government".
Rosie Boycott: has joined Lib Dems
Meanwhile Ms Boycott, a founding member of feminist magazine Spare Rib
in the 1970s and more recently editor of the Daily Express and
Independent on Sunday, said Mr Blair's government was "more reminiscent
of a dictatorship than a free healthy democratic system".
Writing in the Mail on Sunday she said New Labour was run by a small
number of people who "brook no criticism and turn savagely on anyone".
She adds: "Five years on, those sunny days of May 97 seem more like a
dream than a reality and I've given up my Labour Party membership after
a lifetime of support."
The question of whether Mr Blair might face a leadership challenge was
raised by Mr Dalyell according to comments in the Sunday Times.
'Overstaying welcome'
He said the private calls for a challenge were not coming from the
"usual suspects" of those known to oppose the New Labour leadership.
"Anybody after more than five years in Downing Street has to reflect.
Margaret Thatcher stayed too long and I think John Major stayed a bit
too long in power," said Mr Dalyell.
Tam Dalyell: Time for Blair "to reflect"
"I have a general view that, in my 40 years' experience, it is not a
good thing for prime ministers to overstay their welcome."
The newspaper says that Labour loyalists scoff at talk of a challenge,
saying it is limited to a handful of Labour MPs.
But it comes at a time when 117 Labour MPs have signed a House of
Commons motion warning against joining a US attack on Saddam Hussein's
Iraq.
Under Labour Party rules a leadership challenge can not be triggered by
rebel MPs alone - they need trade union support and backing of
constituency parties and a vote at the Labour Party conference.
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