Authors: Tom Bower
Broken Vows (68 page)
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We’re going to be tougher
’ Boys-Smith, interview with author
‘
become more integrated …’ Independent,
9 December 2001
The headlines dismayed Blair.
Boys-Smith, interview with author
‘
Tony ignores the fact that
…’ Seldon,
Blair
, p. 635
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You could be reducing …’ The Times
, 2 April 2002
‘
80,000. With cash benefits
…’ ibid., 25 August 2001
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swamping’ schools and
… Pollard, p. 278
In 2000, an additional … Portes, p. 22
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I want people to come here freely
…’ Pollard, p. 281
and was attacked as racist. The Times
, 16 September 2002
Since 1997, at least 67,000
… Pollard, p. 274; Blunkett, House of Commons, 2 December 2002
‘I’m all for good immigration.
’ Turnbull, interview with author
Blunkett did not reveal
… Barber, p. 135
In London, Andrew Turnbull agreed
. Turnbull, interview with author
‘
same old gossip …’ The Times
, 19 January 2001
‘
Tony Blair is the best friend
…’ ibid., 22 November 2001
‘
This is bollocks
’ Bower,
Brown
, p. 380; Campbell,
Burden of Power,
p. 97
Wanless was outraged
… Bower,
Brown
, p. 378ff
‘
It did sometimes feel
…’ Campbell,
Burden of Power
, pp. 156–9
‘
The mood in the media
…’ Campbell,
Blair Years
, p. 602
David Blunkett and John Reid
… Campbell,
Burden of Power
, p. 140
‘
He hasn’t changed
…’ ibid., pp. 154–6
The spokesman could also … The Times,
12 February 2002
Moore denied that … Guardian
, 14 February 2002
‘
slowly the whole foundation …’ The Times
, 22 May 1998
their senior managers
… Rivett, p. 67
Blair praised Richard Grainger
… King and Crewe, p. 196
‘
culture of the community
’ Blair, p. 576
he redefined his ‘golden rule
’ … Seldon and Kavanagh, pp. 172–4, 418
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new discipline established
…’ Barber, p. 57
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barrister’s ability to soak up
…’ Powell, p. 42
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a sense of drift
…’ Crisp, pp. 14–15, 202
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the difference between
…’ Crisp, interview with author
‘
I had a simple
…’ Crisp, p. 157, and interview with author
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still very wedded
’ Crisp, pp. 75–6
In frustration, he appealed
…
The Times,
7 August 2002
He rejected the evidence
… Le Grand,
Financial Times
, 25 May 2011
That one day’s results … Guardian
, 14 June 2011; Brown, interview with author
He heaped the blame on
… Barber, p. 186
‘
The results will improve
…’ Blunkett, interview with author
‘
In some cases, research
…’ Brown, ‘The Key Role of …’, p. 29
His target had been
… Ofsted, ‘National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 1998–2002’, p. 3
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standards not structures
’ Barber, p. 23
He ignored her advice
… Lupton and Obolenskaya, p. 27
‘
grade manipulation
’ Seldon and Kavanagh, p. 261, citing Tomlinson
a ‘misleading’ assurance
…
www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/resultsgeneration.pdf
‘
Are we in trouble …’ Daily Telegraph
, 27 October 2002
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makes me weep
’ Education Committee, House of Commons, 8 March 2010
The country would need … The Times
, 28 November 2002
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Will you push through university top-up fees?
’ Clarke, interview with author; Blair, p. 487
‘
People have been licensed
…’ Mandelson, p. 378
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That’s all history, Mike
…’ Rawnsley,
End of the Party
, pp. 184–5
he spoke with certainty
… Owen,
In Sickness
, pp. 270, 275
‘
sort of Rolls-Royce
…’ Chilcot, Powell letter, 19 July 2002
‘
Mr Blair has no clue …’ The Times
, 31 July 2002
‘
I really think we
…’ Chilcot, Short, 2 February 2010
‘
very little intelligence
’ Butler report, para 293
‘
If the government insists
… Essenhigh, interview with author
‘
profoundly unsatisfactory’
Dannatt,
Leading from the Front
, p. 283
The military’s fate depended
… Essenhigh, interview with author; Tebbit, interview with author
The Treasury, he knew
… Chilcot, Boyce and Manning
‘
If we get disarmament
…’ Chilcot, Manning
However, his sympathy was crushed
… Blair, p. 407
the JIC applied ‘greater firmness
’ Butler report, paras 303–4
‘
a substantial rewrite
…’ Campbell,
Burden of Power,
p. 293
For others, the confusion
… Chilcot, Scarlett, p. 43
‘
a fellow depressive
’ Campbell,
Blair Years
, p. 569
‘
a ring of secrecy
’ Chilcot, Manning
Blair had fragmented Whitehall
… Turnbull, interview with author
Dearlove accepted his
… Chilcot, Scarlett, p. 30
They even disseminated
… Butler report, para 486
‘
unduly influenced
’ ibid., para 450
‘
More weight was put
…’ Butler report, para 338
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reading like the
Sunday Times
at its worst
’ Hutton inquiry, 20 August 2003
‘
Blair loved his close relationship
…’ Turnbull, interview with author
‘
fragile and dangerous
’ Chilcot, Dearlove, p. 64
Blair had the impression
… Chilcot, Blair, 29 January 2010; Butler report, paras 573–8
On the basis of Dearlove’s briefing
… ISC report, Cm 5972, para 79
‘
did famously influence
…’ Chilcot, Scarlett, p. 20
‘
felt it was pretty compelling stuff
’ Campbell,
Blair Years
, p. 637
‘
We must make clear
…’ Seldon,
Blair
, p. 582
Manning and Powell, who were
… Turnbull, interview with author
the overwhelming majority of ministers
… Chilcot, Wall, p. 88
‘
grim meeting
’ Cook,
Point of Departure
(Simon and Schuster, 2003), p. 212
‘
The infamous 45-minute claim
…’ Blair, p. 406
‘
extremely uncomfortable
’ Chilcot, Dearlove, first session, 16 June 2010, p. 60
He would also discover
… Chilcot, Dearlove, second session, 30 July 2010, p. 30
The government, Hartley
… ‘The Energy Review: A Performance and Innovation Unit Report’, February 2002, p. 7
(
www.gci.org.uk/Documents/TheEnergyReview.pdf
)
‘
Blair Set to Put …’ The Times
, 2 September 2002
‘
He’s behaving outrageously
…’ Mandelson, p. 354
Two years later
… Seldon and Kavanagh, pp. 195, 205, citing NAO report
since 1997 a million jobs
… ibid., pp. 197, 201–3
John Prescott had begun … The Times
, 24 September 1997
Blair supported his chancellor’s
… King and Crewe, pp. 204ff; Seldon and Kavanagh, pp. 216ff
Instead, Downing Street employed
… King and Crewe, p. 316
Blair was against nuclear power … The Times
, 24 February 2003; Wilson, interview with author
‘
undermined the drive
…’
BBC News
, 24 February 2003
he asked John Birt to draw up
… Turnbull, interview with author
‘
I was as isolated
…’ Blair, p. 412
JIC assessment, based on Curveball
… Butler report, para 349
Later, he would credit Boyce
… Blair, p. 411
Walker resisted issuing
… Walker, interview with author; Elliott, interview with author
Hoon, too, appealed to Blair.
Hoon, interview with author
‘
because we are trying to avoid war
’ Turnbull, interview with author
By excluding the MoD
… Tebbit, interview with author
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This is what I want
…’ Hoon, interview with author
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You cannot send the armed forces
…’ Essenhigh, interview with author
‘
I was disappointed that Blair
…’ ibid.
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That was playing politics
…’ Walker, interview with author
Often, during over
… Butler report, paras 609–10
‘
I’m sure we received
…’ Straw, interview with author
The region, as he later wrote
… Blair, pp. 387–8
He looked blank
. Boulton, interview with author
‘
We invaded Iraq
…’ ABC TV, 27 February 2003
Dearlove blamed the inspectors’ lack
… Chilcot, Scarlett, p. 36
Blair telephoned Michael Barber.
Barber, p. 170
‘
Why can’t we just sort this out?
’ Campbell,
Burden of Power
, pp. 419, 423, 427
But the fall was for
… Balch, p. 10
Despite his fluent jargon
… Mandelson, interview with author
‘
It’s best if I sophisticate this
…’ Blunkett, interview with author