tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post115489971729925912..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: When Jack met CondiJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1155085584534994642006-08-09T02:06:00.000+01:002006-08-09T02:06:00.000+01:00This story is picking up very slowly. At the last ...This story is picking up very slowly. At the last count sixteen news sources were covering it. The problem for Blair is that it is a mystery as to why Straw was sacked. <BR/><BR/>I had always assumed it was because Straw ruled out military action against Iran at a very early stage, but then the timing would seem to be all wrong. Could Straw have dared to challenge Blair's pro-US views in cabinet?Lobster Blogsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187795553504972758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1154939025858103582006-08-07T09:23:00.000+01:002006-08-07T09:23:00.000+01:00It probably wasn't so much the presence of Muslims...It probably wasn't so much the presence of Muslims as the man of Straw's pandering to them that caused the upset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com