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Originally Posted by ultimatebbwdotcom
A position of power is a thankless task, leader of a country tops the list obviously. You won't and can't please everybody...Being elected 3 times (if the competition wasn't strong thats their fault) means TB and his party did much more right than wrong. Jeeez, British people will moan about anything.
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Sure.. it is a thankless task - irrespective if that is in the private sector or public.
The "duty" in the private sector is to answer to, and comply with the wishes of investors/shareholders. In the public sector, the duty is to answer to and serve the electorate (think it has been called a democracy).
Prob Blair's major failing was he ignored the "serving" word when it came to taking the country into a war the electorate did not want. This has got to be one of the most serious actions for any politician - and one where he screwed up bigtime. For this alone, the electorate have more than a right to moan as long as they like - it's justified.