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title: "5 Blair Quotes By Rory Bremner"
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> [When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/when-you-consider-what-tony-blair-was-saying-about-liberty-human/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/rory-bremner-9411_blair_when-you-consider-what-tony-blair-was-sa_317294.jpg)

> [I remember when Tony Blair came into office, and there was a sense I was thinking, 'Well, what on Earth am I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-remember-when-tony-blair-came-into-office-and-there-was-a-sense-i/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/rory-bremner-9411_am_i-remember-when-tony-blair-came-into-off_1025116.jpg)

> [When I first met Tony Blair in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/when-i-first-met-tony-blair-in-1996-he-was-open-and-idealistic-keen/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51f/rory-bremner-9411_air_when-i-first-met-tony-blair-in-1996-he-w_1738247.jpg)

> [Tony Blair has always said he will be judged by history. Now Alastair Campbell is history we await his judgment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/tony-blair-has-always-said-he-will-be-judged-by-history-now-alastair/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/rory-bremner-9411_blair_tony-blair-has-always-said-he-will-be-ju_1965010.jpg)

> [But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/but-let-s-be-clear-we-re-talking-about-a-country-where-there-s-no/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/rory-bremner-9411_am-sorry_but-let-s-be-clear-we-re-talking-about-a_2871013.jpg)

## Other authors on Blair

## More by Rory Bremner

> [People may say that what I do is very clever, but it's not really at all. It's not Swift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/people-may-say-that-what-i-do-is-very-clever-but-it-s-not-really-at/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [Now I'm instantly nervous about the demands of doing a weekly column.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/now-i-m-instantly-nervous-about-the-demands-of-doing-a-weekly-column/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [Or the Department of Education and another ministry were worried about duplication of effort, so what did they do? They set up two committees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/or-the-department-of-education-and-another-ministry-were-worried/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I remember driving home one evening while they were reviewing the papers on the radio. One of the articles was about me separating from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-remember-driving-home-one-evening-while-they-were-reviewing-the/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [Scotland needs comedy more than ever. With the independence debate, finally after 300 years, reaching room temperature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/scotland-needs-comedy-more-than-ever-with-the-independence-debate/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [It's harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/it-s-harder-to-take-politics-seriously-to-understand-the-issues-than/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [When George Bush finally leaves the White House, the satire industry will briefly join the rest of the economy in recession. It will certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/when-george-bush-finally-leaves-the-white-house-the-satire-industry/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I think I probably tend to make life hard for myself by taking on too many things. I call it plate spinning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-think-i-probably-tend-to-make-life-hard-for-myself-by-taking-on-too/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/when-you-consider-what-tony-blair-was-saying-about-liberty-human/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-had-an-edinburgh-middle-class-childhood-and-a-public-school/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-m-supposed-to-be-the-director-of-a-television-company-but-i-ve-only/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I love the 6 Nations rugby. I feel very Scottish then. I feel very Scottish now, sitting in the middle of Chelsea. But thats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-love-the-6-nations-rugby-i-feel-very-scottish-then-i-feel-very/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [Politics now is rather like going into Starbucks for a coffee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/politics-now-is-rather-like-going-into-starbucks-for-a-coffee/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/i-ve-no-idea-what-they-make-of-me-people-usually-don-t-recognise/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

> [When I think back to my childhood, it's with a mixture of amusement and embarrassment. I was always forgetting things. My mum called me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-bremner/when-i-think-back-to-my-childhood-it-s-with-a-mixture-of-amusement/)

[Rory Bremner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-bremner/)

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