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Show 314 - David Aaronovitch

The Political Party

CHAPTER

The Paradox of Blair's Invasion

Iraq has an awful lot to do with that but I think without Iraq probably Blair would have been seen by Labour as by ordinary people as being a successful Prime Minister. So, it's a long winded way of saying that when you get to that this anniversary and also the anniversary of new neighbor. And this strange situation whereby Thatcher is still lauded the most successful Conservative Prime Minister's in terms of elections of recent history are lauded by her party. You know, I joke that maybe you've whitewashed over the icons in that room you're in. But if you were in Conservative Party, of course, there probably would be an icon of Mrs Thatcher up there and they kind of keep it

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