\u201cI want to carry on doing the job until the job\u2019s done\u201d, said the current Prime Minister, Tony Blair, recently – alluding to the fact that he has no plans to stand aside for anyone. It doesn\u2019t take a scholar to figure out that the job of running a country is never \u2018done\u2019, and since the job is a constant, it\u2019s more a matter of whether it\u2019s done well or not done well. Whatever the outcome of Tony\u2019s attempts to enjoy a third term, his philosophy, indeed the New Labour culture of bullying their way past anyone that disagrees with them, has left many feeling \u2018done in\u2019. A colleague once pointed out that there is little difference between this and previous governments. No matter what the party, he suggested, they will bully their policies through. New Labour simply does it blatantly, whereas others have been a little more subtle – \u2018underhand\u2019 was actually the word he used. Tony Blair, who at times has looked like a frightened rabbit in the glare of car headlights whilst on the international stage, is having to take closer heed of the domestic agenda in the run up to the Labour Party Conference. Many rural voters will be simply stunned if he survives another term but what is the alternative? And what legacy and influence is he stamping onto a generation\u2019s thinking? I chatted to a 13-year old schoolboy recently who had aspirations toward a political career. I asked him who he admired and whose philosophy he felt would influence his policies if he did get \u2018the big job\u2019. His answer? Enoch Powell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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