Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cherie Blair, Fettes College, Ethical Socialism
22 Apr 2016
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Borned o may 6th, 1953 in edinburgh scotland. He was uk pm from may 1997 to june 2007. Adopted had protestant and scottish father was a shipyard workers indication of his labor party views. Age 13 boarded at fettes college edinburgh. Later blair appoints him lard chancellor long and enduring political friendship. Rebel, loner, and not good socially, but very bright. Graduates with second class honours in 1975 also joins the labour party. After leaves law school he is a marxist. Met cherie booth in 1976, marries 1980. Cherie studies law t lse, graduates with first class honours. Son leo first legitimate child born to sitting pm since 1849- over 150 years, they had four chilrend. He is the longest serving serving prime minister ever. People think he was a war criminal, and involation of his parties values: where does the labour party stand, moved party in terms of ideological structure transformed it. Began as a marixt the hard left.
