Tony Blair and Laurent Lamothe Meet to Keep Haiti on Course

March 16, 2014 10:59 PM

Tony Blair, Britain's ex-Prime Minister, met with Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, on Tuesday, February 25th, for a working meeting. Blair came to Haiti to review reconstruction efforts Haiti has made since the 2010 earthquake seriously fractured its infrastructure. Blair was particularly interested in finding out how the government of Haiti was able to relocate nearly 100% of families that had lived in tent cities.

On the table for discussion were the reformation of government and measures to be actualized in ramping up decentralization; attracting foreign investment to give traction to the Haitian economy; and the creation of more permanent jobs for Haitians.

Tony Blair held the office of Prime Minister from 1997-2007. His "New Labor" policies challenged conventional socialism and redefined it. The Blair ideology saw citizens as socially more autonomous, stood up for human rights, encouraged a cooperative spirit, recognized the parity of each person, and promoted equal opportunity policies. Blair's opponents condemned him for his desertion of pure socialism and his too facile adoption of capitalism.

Blair and his administration passed the National Minimum Wage Act, Human Rights Act, and Freedom of Information Act. They also transferred government authority to allow for the establishment of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly of Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Tony Blair holds the distinction of the only Prime Minister ever to hold the office for two consecutive terms, one of which was more than four years.

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