A Journey (133 page)

2001-10

2001 election campaign (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
); harangued during hospital visit (
I
), (
II
); and Prescott’s (
q.v.
) punching incident (
I
); and foreign policy (
I
), (
II
); and 9/11 and its aftermath (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
); and war in Afghanistan (
I
),
see
Afghanistan; and Iraq (
I
), (
II
),
see
Iraq
and
Iraq War; globetrots to get foreign support (
I
); gives idealistic conference speech (2001) (
I
); visits Afghanistan (2002) (
I
); and Queen Mother’s funeral (
I
); plays tennis against Nastase at Queen’s (
I
); ‘acts of completion’ speech (Belfast) (
I
); statements to Parliament on Iraq (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); in Basra (
I
), (
II
); and BBC focus on ‘45-minute claim’ (
I
); addresses Houses of Congress (
I
); and Dr Kelly’s death (
I
), (
II
); and Hutton Inquiry (
I
); battles with GB over reforms (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); agrees to stand down if GB cooperates (
I
); promises referendum on EU Constitution (
I
); struck by flour-filled condom (
I
); blocks Verhofstadt’s appointment as President of EU Commission (
I
), (
II
); buys house (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); changes mind over departure (
I
), (
II
); has heart operation (
I
); and tsunami (
I
); organises conference on Palestine (
I
); ‘flu pandemic’ (
I
); at John Paul II’s funeral (
I
); and 2005 general election (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); has slipped disc (
I
); addresses National Policy Forum (
I
); holidays in Tuscany (
I
); chairs Gleneagles G8 summit (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
); and London (7/7) bombings (
I
), (
II
); and EU Constitution referendum (
I
); as President of EU (
I
), (
II
); and British rebate (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); in Singapore for London Olympics bid (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); his vision for Britain (
I
); plans date of departure (
I
); reshuffles Cabinet (
I
); at St Petersburg G8 summit (
I
); and Israel/Lebanon war (
I
), (
II
); and terrorist plot (
I
); and division in PLP (
I
); fears leaving party in GB’s hands (
I
); and ‘cash for honours’ scandal (
I
); (
I
); co-chairs conference on Afghanistan (
I
); witnesses reinstatement of Northern Ireland Executive (
I
), (
II
); mishandles
Times
interview (
I
); urged by JP to go (
I
); and GB’s ‘coup’ (
I
); makes statement about his departure (
I
); last months (
I
), (
II
); last conference speech (
I
); campaigns in Scottish and Welsh elections (2007) (
I
); at European Council (
I
); sees Pope (
I
); announces date of departure (
I
); and GB’s accession (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); last PMQs (
I
); leaves Downing Street (
I
), (
II
); and life away from politics (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); gives evidence to Chilcot Inquiry (
q.v.
) (
I
), (
II
)

views and comments
on
: America (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); antisocial behaviour (
I
), (
II
); aspiration (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); British public (
I
), (
II
); Cabinet reshuffles (
I
), (
II
); capitalism (
I
); his children (
I
), (
II
); civil liberties (
I
), (
II
); climate change (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); conflict resolution (
I
); courage (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); crime and law and order (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
); death penalty (
I
); defence (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); deficit spending (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); democracy (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
); drinking alcohol (
I
), (
II
); economics (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
), (
VIII
); electioneering (
I
); Europe (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
); foreign policies (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); Foreign Secretaries (
I
); Freedom of Information Act (
I
); ‘givens’ in organisations (
I
), (
II
); globalisation (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
); health (
I
); holidays (
I
), (
II
); House of Lords (
I
); humour (
I
); immigration and asylum seekers (
I
), (
II
); leadership (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
), (
VIII
), (
IX
), (
X
), (
XI
); ‘leaks’ (
I
); Lib Dems (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); the media (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
); military intervention (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
); multiculturalism (
I
); nationalisation (
I
); ‘neoconservatives’ (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); NGOs (
I
); official dinners (
I
); being in Opposition (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
), (
VIII
), (
IX
), (
X
), (
XI
), (
XII
), (
XIII
), (
XIV
), (
XV
), (
XVI
), (
XVII
), (
XVIII
), (
XIX
); pensions (
I
); the police (
I
); politics (
I
), (
II
), (
III
), (
IV
), (
V
), (
VI
), (
VII
), (
VIII
), (
IX
), (
X
), (
XI
); politics and sex (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); polls (
I
), (
II
); pressure (
I
), (
II
); progressive politics (
I
), (
II
), (
III
); his public image (