PRESIDENT BLAIR

One of the issues I have not tackled on this blog is the looming possibility of a President of Europe, which many predict could be none other than Tony Blair. Apart from the fact there should be no EU President - or an EU, the thought of President Blair lording it over all twenty seven EU nations sends a shiver down the back.

If the Irish are conned into voting ‘Yes’ in their second referendum on the Lisbon (Constitution) Treaty this autumn, then everything will be in place for the selection of the EU’s first President.

As we all know, the EU and its acolytes are very good at talking about democracy and democratic principles, but don’t quite seem to have grasped exactly how democracy works, which usually means when the people say ‘No’, that should be an end to it rather than ignoring the inconvenient votes of an inconsiderate electorate and finding another way of implementing their plans anyway.

So in true EU democratic form its first President will be appointed by the EU’s leaders rather than the people to add another tier to the sham of the EU Parliament and that the EU is somehow or other a democratic institution. It will also add another to trapping of nationhood to all the others it has acquired such as a: Parliament, flag, anthem, passport, driving license, laws, embassies and so much more – despite the constant lies that it has no intention of becoming a single nation.

Naturally the majority of Labour Party members and activists would be delighted with the prospect of an EU President Blair, apart that is from a beleaguered Gordon Brown who would, if he survives that long in office, have Blair as his new supremo. What better reason could Gordon Brown have to become a convert to the EU-sceptic cause and take Britain out of the EU – that would really stuff Tony.

But what of the useless Tories? Is David Camoron jumping up an down in rage at the prospect of Blair as President – or even an EU President? Er – not quite. William Hague has made a few whimpish protestations but on the whole the Tory leadership is doing some calculations over this matter.

Cameron is obviously fretting that should Blair become President after a lot of Conservative opposition, and then he becomes the PM next year and is allowed to sit in the big chair and play with the desk in Number Ten Downing Street to pretend he is running the country, how would his real boss, Blair then treat him? That’s a tricky one for Mr Cameron.

Tricky too would be the reaction of the mostly EU-sceptic Conservative grass roots who would not be happy if their Europhile leader let Blair take the post unchallenged. Others in the Tory heirachy see advantages of letting Blair go through unopposed. Once approved as President Blair would then be forced to take a politically neutral stance which would prevent him from being active in any future general election – without his support the Labour Party which is struggling anyway could really bomb.

All this depends on what the Irish do when they vote on the Lisbon Treaty – again. Will they be conned into voting ‘Yes’ by the false promises being made about the EU army, Irish neutrality and abortion, or will they see sense and tell the EU exactly where to stuff its treaty? Hopefully the latter.

If this happens then Camoron has other problems dropped in his lap, this means he will, if elected to play in the big chair, be forced to honour his promise to hold a referendum on the treaty – and if the Irish shove the treaty where the sun don’t shine the British electorate will ram it even further up with rode and pole! This, of course, will create apologetic fits in high places all across the EU and Camoron will not be a very popular PM at all in the rest of Europe. Naturally, as a Europhile who would never consider taking Britain out of the EU, this will give him a very unpleasant time when dealing with his EU masters.

But what of Blair, will he sail into the job if the Irish lose touch with common sense and vote for the Lisbon Treaty? Well, it’s still not in the bag for him. Brooding away and still nursing his wounds after the attack from the EU delegation that told him to fly the EU flag from the Czech Presidents Palace is Vaclav Klause who may still refuse to sign the treaty even though his parliament has approved it. Then there is Frau Merkel, what if she loses the Presidential elections in Germany later this year? If so she will be looking for another job and Tony Blair may find he has some very determined and serious opposition. Oh what interesting times we live in – they would be much easier if we just quit the EU and got back to the business of looking after Britain, its people, its sovereignty, democracy and trade and let the EU go on its merry little back-stabbing way.