Blair hypocrisy

[Rich]

Four recent articles paint a very peculiar picture of Blair's motives and the state of current British politics:

Blair's Catholic conversion "coming soon" 22/06/2007

Tony Blair is set to convert to Catholicism as soon as he leaves Downing Street next week, according to newspaper reports.

The outgoing prime minister is due to meet Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow in what will be his final meeting with the pontiff before he is replaced at No. 10 by Gordon Brown on June 27th. hxxp://www.manchester.com/National_News/Reports:_Blairs_conversion_coming_soon-18188666.html

Lapdance club boss hires Cherie to challenge Blair's smoking ban
Last updated at 21:18pm on 21st June 2007

With its mirrored walls and waitresses dressed as naughty nurses, the Hey Jo club caters to a particular type of male clientele.

Which makes a visit by the Prime Minister's wife all the more extraordinary.

Cherie Blair was shown around the "erotic nightclub" in Central London before owner Dave West invited her into his flat above the premises. hxxp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=463424&in_page_id=1770

UK Muslims protest at knighthood for Rushdie
LONDON: Muslims angered by Britain’s decision to honour diabolical author Salman Rushdie with a knighthood held a rally in London on Friday.

Also on Friday, a high-level Iranian cleric declared that the religious edict calling for Rushdie’s killing remains in place and cannot be revoked, and he warned Britain was defying the Islamic world by granting the honour.

Organisers of the sparsely attended protest outside the capital’s Regent’s Park Mosque denounced the decision to reward Rushdie.

“This knighthood is just another example of Tony Blair and his government’s attempts to secularise Muslims and reward apostates,’ said Anjem Choudray, protest organiser and an ex-head of the British wing of the banned group al-Muhajiroun.

“Rushdie is a hate figure across the Muslim world because of his insults to Islam,’’ Choudray said.

“This honour will have ramifications here and across the world.’’ The awards were presented among the Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday Honours list last week and are decided on by independent committees, who vet nominations from the public and government. Blair and the Queen have only a ceremonial role in approving them.

“It’s no excuse for Blair that a committee decides,’’ said Choudray. “The awards pass across his desk and he could easily have blocked it, knowing it would offend Muslims everywhere.’’ hxxp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=61595

Knickers to your gong, lingerie tycoon tells 'morally corrupt' prime minister Thursday June 21, 2007 The Guardian

· Agent Provocateur founder to return MBE
· Joseph Corre accuses PM of 'organised lying'

With a mother who makes T-shirts declaring "I'm not a terrorist, please don't arrest me", and a father who managed the Sex Pistols, it is perhaps not surprising that Joseph Corre eventually decided that accepting an MBE did not sit comfortably with his anti-establishment credentials.

Mr Corre, the co-founder of the global lingerie brand Agent Provocateur and only son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, said yesterday he would hand back the gong he was awarded at the weekend for services to the fashion industry. He could not, he said, accept any honour from Tony Blair. hxxp://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,2107874,00.html