Blair thinktank criticises ‘unfounded’ nuclear fears after Chornobyl | Energy industry
Tony Blair's think tank says global carbon emissions would have been 6% lower than they are today without the “inaccurate rhetoric” about nuclear power that has caused “unfounded public concerns” since the Chernobyl disaster. According to a report by the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), if the nuclear industry continued to grow at the same pace […]
Tony Blair Calls for Global Agreement on Social Media Speech Restrictions
Left-wing politicians in the UK have begun calling for new restrictions on online speech, following a crackdown on so-called “keyboard warriors” over social media posts linked to recent anti-immigration riots. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose neoliberal Labour government enacted some of the toughest speech laws in modern British history, has joined a chorus […]
Blair government accused IDF of acting like Russian army in West Bank | Israel
Tony Blair’s government accused Israeli forces of acting “more like the Russian army than like a civilised country” during their major military incursion into the occupied West Bank, newly released official documents show. These tensions, eerily similar to Western concerns about Israel’s current military operation in the Gaza Strip, are revealed in documents released by […]
Selma Blair recalls being kicked off plane over drunken outburst
A calm Selma Blair reflects on her June 2016 plane crash. Getty Images Eight years into sobriety, Selma Blair is looking back at her lowest point. In a candid interview published Wednesday, the actress recalled being kicked off a plane in June 2016 for “drinking too much in Mexico.” “I was extremely confused, dehydrated and […]