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February 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
15.40 He is asked by @adam_j666: “How’s this whole Middle-East
peace gig working out for you?”
Mr Blair admits it is tough.
“Very tough, but then I always knew it was going to be. #AskTony”.
Peter Capaldi plays Malcolm tucker in The Thick Of It. Here he is
pictured with co-star Rebecca Front (Picture: BBC)
15.38 He is asked about the Political Satire programme, In the Thick of
It.
Asked by @RtHonJon, a Tory party researcher: “Is Malcolm Tucker a good
characterisation of Alastair Campbell?”
Mr Blair replies: “@RtHonJon I’ve never seen the programme, but people
tell me Malcolm Tucker’s a bit better looking. Is he? @campbellclaret,”
as he directs his question to Mr Campbell’s official twitter account.
15.36 Mr Blair seems to be now answering questions via the Official
Tony Blair Office account, after tweeting:
Sorry everyone, time’s up, but thanks for your questions. Until the next time,
please keep following the Foundation on twitter. #AskTony
15.30 The Daily Mail’s deputy political editor, Tim Shipman, tweets,
somewhat mischievously to John Rentoul, Tony Blair’s biographer:
15.25 A user @kateIxer, asks: “what has been a personal highlight
for you from all your#interfaith anti#malaria work in Sierra Leone?.”
He responds: “So far, doing the Hitchens debate, teaching @ Yale,
listening 2 students + seeing value faiths bring on the ground.”
15.23 On that personal theme, I wonder if he will answer this from
Callum Greenhough
Or this from Daniel Nicholls:
15.21 A rare personal life questions and answer.
@CianSOsullivan, an Irish radio Presenter asks: “away from the public eye
what have you done or tried to do to improve your personal understanding of
faiths?.”
Mr Blair simply says: “read more, thought more, studied more (without the
@ sign again).”
@jwright89, a Lancaster University student (and Labour Party members), asks: “When
is it right to grant religious minorities cultural minority rights?”
Mr Blair says: “They should have rights as long as they do not diminsh or
impose upon the religious rights of all.”
Ruth Turner and Tony Blair outside Downing Street when he was Prime
Minister (Picture: STEPHEN LOCK)
15.18 Back to Mr Blair:
He writes: “for DrOpinion how can we improve our theological
understanding with countries such as China?Do we concentrate on 3 Abrahamic
Faiths?
“DrOpinion, we have to engage more, China has a rich history + many
millions of Buddhists.Understanding China helps the faith world”
Then @CIFAorg, a faith organisation, writes: “is interfaith action
impactful beyond fighting malaria? can it build community as a whole?”.
He replies (without the @ sign): “Cifaorg yes because strong communities
need people to work together + in today’s world communities will often be
interfaith..”
15.13 Back to Mr Blair in a moment but here is an interesting exchange
between Jane Merrick, the Independent on Sunday’s Political Editor and Ruth
Turner, his former Downing Street gatekeeper who is still an aide.
15.12 Most of the most combative tweets are libellous, but topics
include iraq, the dossier, his tax affairs and hunting.
15.09 Anthony Silkoff tweets:
15.04 @JackBailey88 asks: “What are your thoughts on the passing
of Christopher Hitchens and what role to atheists have in interfaith work?”
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and author Christopher Hitchens
ahead of a debate on religion in Toronto in November 2010 (Picture: REUTERS)
Mr Blair pays tribute: “Chris was great, deeply spiritual if not
religious. People of faith should never be afraid of secular dialogue.
#AskTony”
15.02 @Silkoff (Anthony Silkoff) asks: “What role should faith
communities have in improving gender equality? Can you be a religious
feminist? #AskTony.”
Mr Blair responds: “it’s a huge challenge for faith but one they have to
overcome. #AskTony.”
15.00 After a break Mr Blair continues with a couple of Foundation
staffers (does that go against the spirit of the “chat”?)
@UsmanANawaz, a 22 year-old fellow at the Blair Faith Institute, writes: “In
your opinion will the Arab Spring create a space in the middle-east for
religious freedom? #AskTony”
Mr Blair responds: “it can do and must do because democracy only works
with an open mind. #AskTony”
14.55 He is then asked by @david_cowan, a History student at Christ’s
College Cambridge: “What do you think about the social and cultural
impact of de-Christianisation and secularisation in Europe? #AskTony.”
Mr Blair responds: “The judeo-christian values of Europe r essential to
its nature + to its future including respect for those of different faiths.”
14.54: A user called @zopalok writes: “how do you reconcile the
different needs of religious communities with liberal equality of rights +
obligations?”
Mr Blair says: “By accepting that faith too has to have a pluralistic
attitude so faith friendly democracy + democracy friendly faith #AskTony.”
Former British Prime Minister and official Envoy of the Quartet on the
Middle East delegate Tony Blair and two of his sons visit Karnak Temple in
Luxor, Egypt, 27 December 2007. (Picture: AP)
14.53 Mr Blair is asked by a users @YourMajesty: Do you think anything
can be done do present the Muslim faith in a good light in the media, like
other religions?
Mr Blair answers: Yes, by telling of the great charity work Muslim
organisations do + by Muslim engagement in interfaith #AskTony
He is further asked by @Hah26: “how important is religious education in
schools? #AskTony”
Mr Blair responds: “@HAH26 – Vital we should know about all faiths not
just one #AskTony.”
14.51 Here is a story that our Mandrake column wrote on the money the
foundation is raising: Tony
Blair shows how faith can bring millions to charity
The faith foundation of Tony Blair, the former prime minister, continues to
receive millions in donations. It is not just Tony Blair’s companies that
are making a fortune. Mandrake can disclose that the former Labour prime
minister’s faith foundation has built up assets of almost £5million.
14.49 Back to Mr Blair:
Another unnamed user (wonder why he names some and not others), writes: “How
can we ensure faith schools are a force for good in the interfaith story?
#AskTony”
He replies: “By making interfaith education a major part of what we teach
— 1 route is our FacetoFaith schools programme http://bit.ly/yvh7j4 .
#AskTony.” The
link takes users to a Tony Blair Faith Foundation page.
14.47 The Twitter users @polletickle is having a bit of fun Tweeting Mr
Blair about his time in Downing Street. Have
a look at her Twitter page here.
14.45 We wonder if Tony Blair will answer any of these questions
(although the second one is not addressed to Mr Blair’s accounts)?
14.42 Micah Challenge USA, a Christian anti-poverty group, writes: “How
can ordinary citizens help remind governments to keep their promises on the
MDGs? #asktony.
Mr Blair writes: “The same way we got the commitments in the first place
– strong mobilisation of the faith community + pressure on political leaders
#AskTony.”
14.41: An unknown users posts: “what are the benefits of living in
a multifaith community? #asktony”
He replies: “You get to understand how people live and think which is
vital.”
14.38 A couple of new questions:
Q2: @HaleyHD How can we use new media to promote interfaith dialogue? #askTony
He answers: “A2: @HaleyHD We’re doing it now! Vital to use all the tools
which connect people in the modern world”
Q3: @MoiraNash Why do you think youth in particular are important in advancing
the interfaith movement? #AskTony
A3: The energy, drive and passion of the next generation is the key to
peaceful coexistence between all people…
14.36: The first question was from Salima Yakoob.
Q1: @mssolidarity #AskTony How does interfaith work help conflict?
He replies:
“A1: @mssolidarity Understanding other religions and viewpoints helps
break down barriers + avoid misunderstandings.”
Tony Blair answers questions on Twitter (Picture: @Tonyblair_TBFF)
14.35: We speak to soon. He writes (together with a pic):
Hi, this is Tony Blair + for interfaith harmony week I’ll be answering
questions from here #AskTony http://twitpic.com/8h9boc
He adds:
14.34 Er. Seems Mr Blair is at least four minutes late. The world
awaits…
14.30 Seems The Telegraph’s Social Media guru Kate Day is looking
forward to the “live” chat.
14.25 Earlier this week, the official Tony Blair Office Twitter account
posted: “Submit your questions to Tony Blair on how interfaith work can
help to combat extremism by tweeting @TonyBlair_TBFF #AskTony.”
Many people have already asked many questions. We await to see which one he
will answer first. Some observers are wondering if the “chat” will
be hijacked by critics, for example opponents of the War in Iraq.
14.20 Welcome to The Telegraph’s live blog of Tony Blair’s live
question and answer session on Twitter from 230pm GMT. The former Prime
Minister is conducting the session “How important is understanding
religion for the next generation”. He is taking questions using
#AskTony from his official Live
Faith Foundation account.
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