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Tony Blair Donates HUGE Book Advance To Royal British Legion

First Posted: 08/17/10 03:30 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:25 PM ET

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The Guardian:

Today a spokesman for the former prime minister, who is understood to have already received a £4.6m advance for his memoirs, said he would hand over all the money he makes -- including the advance -- "as a way of marking the enormous sacrifice [the armed forces] make" .

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Today a spokesman for the former prime minister, who is understood to have already received a £4.6m advance for his memoirs, said he would hand over all the money he makes -- including the advance --...
Today a spokesman for the former prime minister, who is understood to have already received a £4.6m advance for his memoirs, said he would hand over all the money he makes -- including the advance --...
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Matthew Harrold
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12:37 AM on 08/18/2010
All the money in the world wouldn't was away the blood that he has on his hands.
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Free your mind and your ass will follow!
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04:38 PM on 08/18/2010
Faved. My thoughts too.
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Truthandreason
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12:06 AM on 08/19/2010
Would you say the same for Stalin, Mao and Che?
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Matthew Harrold
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03:36 AM on 08/19/2010
Yes, although with the exception of Che. I'd also add the Bush administration to the list.
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jukesgrrl
Stop the Republican war on women's bodies.
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06:17 PM on 08/17/2010
Better one should assuage one's guilt than merely ignore it. After he was nudged by the blogosphere, Scott McClellan did it, too.

How much are George and Laura donating from the profits of their books?
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Better a pro than a con
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03:35 PM on 08/17/2010
He strikes me as a very decent man. He may have fallen for Bush and Cheney like everyone else, but he's as sorry as everyone else now too! Good for you, Tony!
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12:35 AM on 08/18/2010
...a very decent man? I'm not sure many British people would agree with on that one. He dragged us into a deeply unpopular war, against a lot of protest from the public. Under him the Labour party tried to introduce I.D cards, there was a cash for privileges scandal, and a large expansion of faith schools.
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