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Blair at the faith fountain |
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Written by I, Creation
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
Quick! QUICK! Get the train down to Labour's Pardee Cunfrenz to attend an exclusive, almost-certain-to-be-one-off event on ‘faith in the marketplace' hosted by The Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
Dubbed as the ‘sort of whet Tory window dressing that would make Julian Critchley moan with pleasure' by analysts, Blair Shall Be the first to make the non-existent connection between City gambling and the sacraments, notwithstanding arcane Corporation of London ceremonies. And no, this is not just about ‘keeping faith' in inherently corrupt and self-interested systems that bring virtually no benefit to the wider economy, unless you count a load of lunch monkeys ‘regenerating' Canary Wharf as progress. It is also not a reference to the hit 1987 George Michael album.
Rather, the whole sin and forgiveness thing is well and truly in Tony's remit these days. He needed the Lord's help when he was launching his just and not-so-just wars, and now it's payback time: "Just tell me when, Lord." As Tony will tell us think it's important to remember that faith is between a man and conscience. Tony obviously feels sullied by his prime ministership (just look at his facial degradation in the picture attached) and is touching himself up with a bit of public penance.
Expect a bespoke package of Catholic futures, Ratzinger options and the infamous ‘Lourdes Bonus' to be rolled out for the dumb and blind at the Brighton conference.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 September 2009 )
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