Changes: Tony Blair

Revision as of 17:32, 19 December 2019

Performer:

Alistair McGowan • (voice)

Simon Buckley • (puppeteer)

Tony Blair (b. 1953) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

He now as a new song as a puppet and is touring to

Portrayal on Spitting Image

During the last two years of Spitting Image, Tony Blair was the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party.

He was often portrayed as naive, young, nervous, flamboyant, ambitious, and theatrical, with a somewhat scatterbrained attitude and short attention span. He also used to smile a lot.

Before his ascension to Labour Leader, Blair was portrayed as a schoolboy in uniform attempting to be taken seriously and insisting he was the leader.

A year after Spitting Image was finished, Tony Blair won the general election and became prime minister.

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 '''Tony Blair''' (b. 1953) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
+He now as a new song as a puppet and is touring to
+[[File:Tony_Blair.png|frame|Tony Blair]]
 ==Portrayal on Spitting Image==
+During the last two years of ''[[Spitting Image]]'', Tony Blair was the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party.
-[[Image:Tonyblair.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+He was often portrayed as naive, young, nervous, flamboyant, ambitious, and theatrical, with a somewhat scatterbrained attitude and short attention span. He also used to smile a lot.
-During the last two years of ''[[Spitting Image]]'', Tony Blair was the Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Labour Party.
+Before his ascension to Labour Leader, Blair was portrayed as a schoolboy in uniform attempting to be taken seriously and insisting he was the leader.
-He was often portrayed as naive, young, nervous and bumbling, with a somewhat scatterbrained attitude and short attention span.
 A year after ''Spitting Image'' was finished, Tony Blair won the general election and became prime minister.
-[[File:Tony_Blair.png|frame|Tony Blair]]
+[[File:TonyBlair_1496890c.jpg|frame|The Real Tony Blair.]]
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+[[File:Cherie_and_Tony_Blair.jpg|thumb|352px|Cherie and Tony Blair]]
+[[Category:Puppets]]
-[[File:TonyBlair_1496890c.jpg|frame|The Real Tony Blair.]]
-[[Category: Puppets]]
 [[Category:Small puppets]]
 [[Category:UK Prime Ministers]]
+[[Category:Politicians]]
+[[Category:Top of the pops radio]]