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Who was the best Prime Minister of your lifetime, and why was it Tony Blair?
The Minimum Wage, Sure Start, lifting millions of children and pensioners out of poverty, ten years of solid economic growth, doubling NHS funding, peace in Northern Ireland, crime reduced by a third, Human Rights Act, ending Section 28 and bringing in Civil Partnerships...
...Tax Credits, massively increased education funding, doubled oversea aid, nearly eliminated rough sleeping, House of Lords reform, Paternity Leave, FOI act, increased University places, EMA, banned tobacco advertising, winning bid to host the Olympics, free Museum entry...
...Fox Hunting Ban, dropped third world debt, Kosovo, doubled apprenticeships, sustained low inflation, slashed waiting lists, 160k more Teachers and TAs, Winter Fuel Allowance, rebuilt schools, led the world in Offshore Wind, Devolution, cut greenhouse gasses by 20%...
...Increased annual leave, free bus passes and eye tests for over 60s, Food Standards Agency, Equality Act, funding Crossrail, only government in generations to decrease inequality, cut homelessness by 3/4, halved the nuclear arsenal, reduced teenage pregnancies...
...Healthier school meals, halved violent crime, equal age of consent, Smoking Ban, elected Mayors, Gift Aid, cleaner water, free TV licences for over 75s, banned animal testing of cosmetics, New Deal, free nursery, last government to run a budget surplus.
Plus he bombed a load of shepherds which I personally don't think he gets enough credit for.
