tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post1493583042231820846..comments2023-12-23T20:09:27.185+00:00Comments on The Curmudgeon: All the DifferencePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-70233432691868147632012-02-25T22:48:04.698+00:002012-02-25T22:48:04.698+00:00In March 2003, MPS voted for the war with Iraq bec...In March 2003, MPS voted for the war with Iraq because it was what their leaders wanted them to do, and you have to go along if you want to get along. In March 2012, MPS will vote for the anti-NHS bill for precisely the same reason. The ones who say "We won't get fooled again" will be the ones who don't end up with little red boxes and chauffeur-driven cars while their party is Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-74357821133039346262012-02-25T22:29:51.407+00:002012-02-25T22:29:51.407+00:00In March 2003, MPs felt that they had to vote for ...In March 2003, MPs felt that they had to vote for the invasion of Iraq because Blair had promised Bush that the UK would support the invasion and the UK armed forces had embedded themselves with the US armed forces and it would be pretty tricky to disentangle them. The only way to avoid a major political ruckus was for Goldsmith to change his mind and say that the invasion wasd legal without UN Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com