Thank you, I very much appreciate your post. Unfortunately, I see it's impossible to have a reasonable debate with people whose entire understanding of politics is "red party = left, blue party = right", but I'm still astonished by the number of people who don't or won't understand that Blair was a continuation of the Thatcherite consensus. It's amazing, considering both Blair and Thatcher said exactly this themselves!
But what would I know, huh? I've only spent half a lifetime studying political philosophy and the the other half working in central government.
'bout time you got a proper job, Jimbo!
Don't shout at me, I'm only joking.