'Yes, I am a socialist' - Cherie Bliar

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So, I ask, do you call yourself a socialist? "Yes I do. You know I do. I have no problem with saying I am a socialist or with saying I'm a feminist. That's how I was when I was 15 and, you know, I haven't grown out of it, and probably never will." And your husband? "I'm probably the only person in the country who insists my husband is a socialist."

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More in Guardian interview:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/17/cherieblair.politicalbooks

[non sociopath skin]

1. Nothing sadder than those who believe their own propaganda.

The Skin

[fedsron2us]

2. No Cherie. He is Kolly Kibber and I claim my five pounds.

[T_i_B]

3. So what???

There are still quite a lot of people in the Labour party who call themselves socialist, and quite a few of those are diehard Blairites.

Mind you, many of those share Herbert Morrison's view that "Socialism is what the Labour government does," but what are you to expect?

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Steve Bell is on a roll, this week:

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5. Also, John Crace in The Guardian's "The Digested Read":

Speaking for Myself by Cherie Blair


Little, Brown, £18.99


June 2007: Although I hadn't wanted Gordon ever to become prime minister, I accepted that now was the right time for Tony to go.

"OK, guys, that's it. Let's do the business," Tony said as his fingernails were prised from the No 10 carpet. All that remained was one last photo call. "Fuck the lot of you!" I yelled.

"How could you, Cherie?" Tony hissed. "We're going to need the Sun and the Times to buy the serialisation."

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http://books.guardian.co.uk/digestedread/story/0,,2281052,00.html