Tony Blair

Mandate Top 7: unguarded comments by public figures

Posted by Theo Blackwell at Thu, 17/09/2009 - 2:53pm in Political commentary

At number 6:  unguarded Obama swats fly

Following Obama's off the record "Jackass" comment concerning Kanye West storming the stage at the MTV awards, Mandate has compiled our 'Top 7' list of unguarded comments in public life:

Mandate's Top 7: Most politically embarrassing moments of our recent times

Posted by Theo Blackwell at Mon, 30/03/2009 - 9:07am in

Not wanting to jump on a passing weekend bandwagon, but as we couldn't resist, our Mandate team gathered views on the top 7 most politically cringe-worthy moments since King Canute got his sandals wet.

1.  Neil Kinnock falling over in the surf – would you trust the country to someone who couldn’t walk 10 yards without falling over? Later cemented by the ‘We’re Alright’ speech at the infamous Sheffield Rally.

Spectre of Blair lingers during PMQ clashes on terrorism

Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 11/06/2008 - 10:33am in

A subdued House of Commons listened to the party leaders debate the merits of the proposed 42 days pre-charge detention for terrorism suspects at this week's Prime Minister's Questions - and once again David Cameron rather adroitly emerged the victor, and again seemed to grasp the mantle of Blair.

While a defeat or a narrow win with the