Yes, he's said that before, Armando Iannucci mentioned that last night, arguibng that Blair is totally refuting the whole idea and notion empirical research is based on over the past 3000 years.
Not really, he's justifying the metaphysical view, which goes back longer, as in the 'flat earth theory', in which he also implicitly believes, as its in his religious script.
And his belief in the 'inquisition' as being a progressive structure, as in 'rendition', secret prisons', kidnapping for the holy cause', Guantanamo, Bagram, holding children hostage for good behaviour of their parents, letting then go in exchange for other members of the family, denying physical proof as being in opposition to his belief in his god.
And such belief things.
No wonder the New Labour Party made him their first Prime minister, and as yet their only elected one [ Old labour Party R.I.P.].
But essentially he's no different from the mass of the British New Labour Party [B.N.L.P.] members, most surely the ones who were originally members of the Old Party, the ones who destroyed it, they all live in 'belief' land, it used to be called Utopia.
He was just a good and well trained lawyer, being double mouthed is part of the training, how else can they represent a client/s when they know full well that they are guilty as charged, and often they know more that could bring their client/s even longer sentences.
How many Lawyers are part of/have been the B.N.L.P.s cabinet ?
Its become so bad the shock wave is now deeply undermining the legal profession throughout the British Isles, soon the members of the profession will be openly wondering who it was that let of the 'seismic bomb', that's shaking their ground apart.
The Americans have one as well now ! ! ! ! ! !. See, British inventiveness works .....
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