Opinion Articles
Why Tony Blair Could Never have been a Satisfactory First President of Europe
Author:
Jon Silverman
University of Bedfordshire, GB
About Jon
Jon Silverman has been Professor of Media and Criminal Justice since 2007. He is the author of ‘Crack of Doom’ (1994), an investigation into crack cocaine and Jamaican gang violence; and, with Prof. David Wilson, of ‘Innocence Betrayed’ (2002), a study of paedophilia, society and the media. He is currently working on a book about the relationship between the media and criminal justice policy-making in the UK.
Abstract
Fluent in French and fluent in communication, a Europhile to his fingertips, Britain’s erstwhile Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was, in many ways, an obvious candidate to be the first president of the European Union. Apart from his personal qualities, the prospect of anchoring the UK at the heart of Europe through the office of president, was a tempting one. But it is a temptation which was rightly resisted.
How to Cite:
Silverman, J., 2009. Why Tony Blair Could Never have been a Satisfactory First President of Europe. Amsterdam Law Forum, 2(1), pp.71–76. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.101
Published on
14 Dec 2009.
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