Novelist Follett says Blair is immoral and unmanly FINAL Edition

In an article for The Observer, Mr Follett, husband of the Labour MP for Stevenage, Barbara Follett, attacked the Prime Minister over secret briefings and spin, calling them the "equivalent of the poisonous pen-letter - an anonymous attack by someone who is scared of honest confrontation"....

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author JO DILLON and COLIN BROWN
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 02.07.2000
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Blair, Tony
Follett, Barbara
Follett, Ken
Kung, Hans
Sedgemore, Brian
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Summary:In an article for The Observer, Mr Follett, husband of the Labour MP for Stevenage, Barbara Follett, attacked the Prime Minister over secret briefings and spin, calling them the "equivalent of the poisonous pen-letter - an anonymous attack by someone who is scared of honest confrontation". Mr Follett added: "[TONY BLAIR]'s sure touch deserts him when he faces a decision that cannot be based on expediency. He tries to resolve the matter like a lawyer, checking what the rules say. He seems not to possess the inner core of strong convictions that would enable him to make a confident choice in a morally complex issue. The effect has been tragic."
ISSN:0951-9467