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Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister, UK / Director, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change — Labour
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63
HEAVY COPE
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Latest: The state won’t rewire itself – why Labour’s reform agenda hinges on delivery - Politics Home — scored 50 (deflection) on 2026-09-22
Score History
Cope Entries (18)
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50
"The Tony Blair Institute estimates AI and digitisation could deliver £10bn in net annual public sector savings by the end of the parliament, framing technology as the way to reconcile rising demand for services with constrained finances."
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62
"In a foreword to the Tony Blair Institute's 2024 report, Blair declares that 'AI will change the course of human progress' and that, 'if gripped properly, should make today the most exciting and creative time to govern.'"
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12
"Blair states the Strait of Hormuz closure has raised the cost of living in countries like Thailand and is impacting global fertiliser supply."
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28
"The Tony Blair Institute argues the UK must raise manufacturing's share of GVA from 8% to 10% by 2031 (and 12–14% thereafter) because countries making AI's physical hardware will capture most of the AI boom."
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52
"Expressed regret for not pushing regional growth more aggressively at the start of his premiership while he possessed the necessary political capital."
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76
"Britain has pulled out of political instability before (Thatcher/Major/Blair era) and current instability is driven by new technology, media obsession with drama, impatient voters, and the climate crisis — not by structural economic conditions."
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68
"Tony Blair framed globalisation as akin to the weather — inevitable and not to be opposed — and treated his Third Way as mere tinkering with the Thatcherite settlement rather than a structural alternative."
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58
"The government should prioritise cheaper energy and electrification over net zero and use remaining North Sea oil and gas reserves."
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50
"AI is an all-encompassing technological revolution that will change everything and is beyond the point of debating whether it is good or bad."
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76
"Argued that policies such as increasing the minimum wage have created 'headwinds, not tailwinds, for businesses'."
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68
"AI presents challenges to the job market, but there are opportunities to enhance human intelligence when used responsibly."
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68
"Tony Blair has failed to acknowledge that life for millions of Britons is harder than it used to be, despite his lengthy criticism of Labour's direction."
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50
"Blair acknowledges Labour made avoidable mistakes and warns that Britain faces relegation from the premier league of nations unless it tackles long-term structural issues."
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62
"Argued that increasing employers' National Insurance, introducing new workers' rights laws, and phasing out the oil and gas industry have held back business."
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70
"The current Labour government lacks a coherent plan and has implemented policies that hold back business, suggesting a move toward the 'radical centre' rather than the left."
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68
"Claims that the Starmer government has no coherent plan and that policies such as new workers' rights laws and minimum wage increases are holding back business."
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65
""we should create a major new partnership with the private and voluntary sectors for apprenticeships and training... for the existing workforce whose jobs will be affected by AI""
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65
"Tony Blair Institute urges UK government to approve Jackdaw and Rosebank oil field developments despite acknowledging that 90% of accessible North Sea reserves are already depleted"