Vox Polis

Any doubt that the UK’s foreign policy was decided by the US has finally been squashed - it seems that America now has the power to demote British ministers.  This story in the Sunday Indepedent argues that Jack Straw was demoted because of a phone call from President Bush last month over Jack’s stand on Iran.  I hinted on Friday that Iran was one of the reasons for Jack’s demotion.  As we’ve seen several times over the last few months, Jack’s views differ from that of the Prime Minister’s view (as dictated by President Bush).  Whereas Blair has said that no option has been removed from the table, Straw has said that an attack on Iran would be foolish.

But was this the only reason for Straw’s demise?  Does anyone think that taking Condi on a tour of Blackburn suggested he was over stretching his position??

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