Tony Blair’s speech

Here’s an analysis of Blair’s last speech as the party leader in the Labour Party conference 26 September, 2006. I wrote it for other purposes, but it might be interesting more widely than for my own note books in even in this format so I post it here.
Blair: Responding to the situation 1. As always [...]

Hungarian riots: the Aftermath of a Crushed Fantasy

 
The Hungarian PM Ferencs Gyurcsány admitted to the Socialist party crowds in May that he had been lying “day and night”. When the news broke out the fantasy of the democratic, economically viable Hungary was broken down. In Hungary, the response was turmoil. Political scandal and riots on the streets. The politicians had let down [...]