How Blair Stuck the Boot Into the Rural Community
Western Morning News, The › May 13, 2007
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The fleet of Jaguars swept dramatically on to Paul Gluyas' farm. Doors were quickly flung open. A still youthful - and popular - Prime Minister stepped out.
But the moment his leather shoes touched the concrete yard, eagle- eyed observers knew immediately he wasn't one of them. For a regime renowned for its spin and attention to PR detail, the absence of Wellington boots was an oversight that has stuck with many in the farming community.See the full content of this document
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How Blair Stuck the Boot Into the Rural Community
On his first visit to the Westcountry having swept to power in 1997, Tony Blair sat at the large kitchen table at the Pencoose farm in Stithians near Truro, where Paul's family has farmed for 150 years.
It was 2000 and the informal summit was designed for the PM to listen to the concerns of the agriculture industry.There Mr Blair called for an end to the "politics of division" and said it was wrong for critics to c...See the full content of this document
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