First time I've seen Blair referred to as a "Scottish Labour politician" - that usually refers to politicians who come from a Scottish family and/or represent a Scottish constituency.
(e.g. Gordon Brown - Scottish family, Scottish constituency, Scottish accent, Prime Minister of the UK 2007 - 2010...)
Yes we know, but nobody thinks of Tony Blair as a "Scottish politician". It would be better if it said, "UK Prime Minister 1997-2007 born in Scotland" - at least that wouldn't be trying to crowbar him into a Scottish identity just to fit the quiz.
I just made the point that the PM after him, Brown, has a very well-known and deeply-rooted Scottish identity.
The lack of general awareness is probably 99% to do with his accent. But as any fule kno, the poshest Scots talk with the same accent as the poshest English people, and Tony Blair is nothing if not a total posho. He went to Fettes, after all. I watched a programme not long ago on BBC Alba where they were talking to the Countess of somewhere in the north-west, and she sounded as English as English could be (no Gaelic of course).
Yes he was born in Scotland, but his parents were English and Irish, and moved to England shortly after he was born. He went to boarding school in Scotland while his family lived in England. Then Oxford Uni and the rest is history.
"Scottish Labour politician" is too much of a stretch. As a politician he was British, not Scottish - he represented an English constituency and was the Prime Minister of the UK.
Either change the clue to what I suggested previously, or change the answer to the properly Scottish Gordon Brown.
It seems Aaron197 has disappeared so probably doesn't matter anyway.
Not the only funny thing they teach you over there.
(e.g. Gordon Brown - Scottish family, Scottish constituency, Scottish accent, Prime Minister of the UK 2007 - 2010...)
I just made the point that the PM after him, Brown, has a very well-known and deeply-rooted Scottish identity.
The lack of general awareness is probably 99% to do with his accent. But as any fule kno, the poshest Scots talk with the same accent as the poshest English people, and Tony Blair is nothing if not a total posho. He went to Fettes, after all. I watched a programme not long ago on BBC Alba where they were talking to the Countess of somewhere in the north-west, and she sounded as English as English could be (no Gaelic of course).
"Scottish Labour politician" is too much of a stretch. As a politician he was British, not Scottish - he represented an English constituency and was the Prime Minister of the UK.
Either change the clue to what I suggested previously, or change the answer to the properly Scottish Gordon Brown.
It seems Aaron197 has disappeared so probably doesn't matter anyway.