The mystery of Tony Blair's finances

[paddyhasneeds]

Ignoring what I think of the bloke, I found this quite an interesting read:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/dec/01/mys...

[FourWheelDrift]

I can answer the question to where he gets all his money from.

Guardian said:

"Blair has a commercial consultancy, called Tony Blair Associates"

If shortened to TBA and he's copyrighted it and made it a trademark he'll get royalties any time the initials are used.

Example...

Crash.net said:

1 Jenson Button Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
3 Nico Rosberg Brawn GP Formula One Team* Brawn Mercedes-Benz
4 TBA Brawn GP Formula One Team* Brawn Mercedes-Benz
5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Renault
6 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Renault
7 Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
8 Fernando Alonso Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
9 Rubens Barrichello AT&T Williams Williams-Cosworth
10 Nico Hülkenberg AT&T Williams Williams-Cosworth
11 Robert Kubica Renault F1 Team Renault
12 TBA Renault F1 Team Renault
14 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 Team Force India Mercedes
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India F1 Team Force India Mercedes
16 Sébastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
17 TBA Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
18 TBA Lotus F1 Racing Lotus Cosworth
19 TBA Lotus F1 Racing Lotus Cosworth
20 TBA Campos Meta 1 Campos Dallara
21 Bruno Senna Campos Meta 1 Campos Dallara
22 TBA USF1 Team USF1 Cosworth
23 TBA USF1 Team USF1 Cosworth
24 Timo Glock Virgin Racing Virgin Cosworth
25 TBA Virgin Racing Virgin Cosworth

There's 9 instances already. The cash must just flow in like an open tap.

The sneaky, slimey, teflon coated, tax avoiding (whoops did I just type that out loud) hateful pile of suppurating weasel droppings.

[anonymous-user]

It's a very un-guardian like article isn't it?

Have they turned on Tony all of a sudden?

[FourWheelDrift]

el stovey said:

Have they turned on Tony all of a sudden?

Pets sometimes turn on the hand that feeds them.

[Tangent Police]

You have to give it to him, he is epically good at looking after No 1.

[anonymous-user]

Why didn't he get in more trouble for all his expenses 'going missing'? I wonder why other MPs didn't try the same?

[Halb]

Tangent Police said:

You have to give it to him, he is epically good at looking after No 1.

True enough! He on the Carlyle group board yet alongside Major?

[Morningside]

Cannot see this happening, can you?
http://lesbonner.mycouncillor.org.uk/2009/11/16/br...

Windrush since 2007?

http://www.ukdata.com/numbers/06397276.html

Edited by Morningside on Tuesday 1st December 20:46

[bonsai]

el stovey said:

Why didn't he get in more trouble for all his expenses 'going missing'? I wonder why other MPs didn't try the same?

That sickened me how he managed to get them destroyed.

I really hope he gets exposed for the shyster he is, I cannot stand to see him profit so much from running the country into the ground for 10 years.

Never going to happen though, he's far too powerful.

[condor]

I expect the ininials of the Tony Blair Associates were deliberate as usually the acronym means to be agreed. They were very clever.

[OnTheOverrun]

el stovey said:

It's a very un-guardian like article isn't it?

Have they turned on Tony all of a sudden?

He's gone religious. Socialists hate religion.

[catso]

IIRC when he first came into power his wife was moaning that they couldn't afford the mortgage on a London flat?

How he's feathered his nest since - still he is/was friends with Sig. Berlusconi...

[Jasandjules]

OnTheOverrun said:

He's gone religious. Socialists hate religion.

And when was the lying, cheating, slimy twenty two faced worthless self serving scumbag ever been a socialist? Was it when he went to Public School? Or the Bar?

[AndrewW-G]

Lots and lots of champagne socialists out there. It's easy to champion massive sweeping changes nobody wants, when you know it wont end up with you losing your home!

[Trommel]

Jasandjules said:

And when was the lying, cheating, slimy twenty two faced worthless self serving scumbag ever been a socialist? Was it when he went to Public School? Or the Bar?

So your parents send you off to school - does that automatically predetermine your political make-up? Being in the legal profession makes you right-wing?

[Jasandjules]

Moving on to purchasing 5 million pound mansions.. Like all true socialists comrades. And what about sending HIS kid to a Public School?

[Trommel]

Non-dom status rumoured for some time.

[Zod]

Nowhere near as mysterious as Mandy's finances. At least Tony has his JP Morgan job and his extraordiary speaking fees. Mandy has somehow made millions while being paid an EU Commissioner's and then a Minister's salary.

[AndrewW-G]

anonymous said:

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But only in the same way that Hitler should be given respect for making the German trains run on time!

[Trommel]

Jasandjules said:

And what about sending HIS kid to a Public School?

The three eldest all went to London Oratory, which is a state school.

anonymous said:

[redacted]

No idea, but all his kids have Irish passports. Helpful when your father has made the one you should have non grata in various places.