It’s believable that it would damage a campaign back then, especially given the level of bigotry there evidently is to be harnessed these days.
> classic voters in their 40s and 50s
The same “classic voters” who are in their 60s, 70s and early 80s now.
The “classic voters” who consistently demanded homophobic, xenophobic, racist and transphobic policies. The “classic voters” who enjoyed free education and then imposed tuition fees on their children and grandchildren. The “classic voters” who bought up cheap housing and then demanded that politicians create an artificial housing shortage so that they could increase the rent.
The “classic voters” who voted for Brexit in their droves.
Blair did outstanding work !
>former British Prime Minister Tony Blair reflects on his government’s role in progress for LGBT rights.
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>We have come a long way in the last 50 years on LGBT rights – legally, socially and culturally.
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>But the path to achieving that change has felt sometimes painstakingly incremental.
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>When I took part in a Parliamentary debate in 1994 making the case for equalisation of the age of consent, I said that “the most basic civilised value is the notion of respect for other people. That is what creates and sustains any decent society.”
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>We lost the vote on that night, but one of the privileges of being Prime Minister was that it made possible my determination to return to it and, using the Parliament Act, to see it through.
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>It is one of the things of which I am most proud because it showed our commitment to make real progress in power
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It’s believable that it would damage a campaign back then, especially given the level of bigotry there evidently is to be harnessed these days.
> classic voters in their 40s and 50s
The same “classic voters” who are in their 60s, 70s and early 80s now.
The “classic voters” who consistently demanded homophobic, xenophobic, racist and transphobic policies. The “classic voters” who enjoyed free education and then imposed tuition fees on their children and grandchildren. The “classic voters” who bought up cheap housing and then demanded that politicians create an artificial housing shortage so that they could increase the rent.
The “classic voters” who voted for Brexit in their droves.
Blair did outstanding work !
>former British Prime Minister Tony Blair reflects on his government’s role in progress for LGBT rights.
>
>We have come a long way in the last 50 years on LGBT rights – legally, socially and culturally.
>
>But the path to achieving that change has felt sometimes painstakingly incremental.
>
>When I took part in a Parliamentary debate in 1994 making the case for equalisation of the age of consent, I said that “the most basic civilised value is the notion of respect for other people. That is what creates and sustains any decent society.”
>
>We lost the vote on that night, but one of the privileges of being Prime Minister was that it made possible my determination to return to it and, using the Parliament Act, to see it through.
>
>It is one of the things of which I am most proud because it showed our commitment to make real progress in power
[source](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/07/26/tony-blair-equality-laws-for-lgbt-people-great-privilege-of-being-prime-minister/)