21st June 2007
Dome to reopen as Blair Legacy Centre
The former Millennium Dome in Greenwich |
Speaking on Blue Peter, Mr Blair said that he was well aware of the public "demanding more" as he stepped down and had reached a deal with the owners of the large white tent in Greenwich, south-east London.
Rapture
Speaking to a rapturous standing ovation from the Blue Peter audience, Mr Blair bombasted: "For too long the Millennium Dome has been associated with an over-hyped, over-publicised failure that cost Britain billions and delivered nothing that it promised.
"However, as the Cherie & Tony Blair Legacy Centre for the Wellbeing of all Average and Diverse People, it shall stand as a testimony to all time to the greatest but most ordinary guy of a prime minister this great nation of many people has ever had."
The Scot described in depth the attractions that the millions of visitors that are expected each year will see.
Armageddon
"From the Opinion Poll Rollercoaster to the War on Terror laser game, the see-saws and roundabouts of the EU Negotiation Playground and the petting zoo that is the US-sponsored Poodle-o-rama, it will be fun for all the family."
Centrepiece will be a statue of the 21st Century's Greatest British Prime Minister Crushing the Forces of Conservativism, a Teflon-coated statue 18 metres high to symbolise 18 years of Tory misrule and the introduction of European harmony by the use of metric measurements.
Apocalypse Now
Entry will be free and will not be funded by taxpayers; instead fuel duty and National Insurance contributions will rise to pay for its cost and will be "worth every penny" the Labour leader boasted.
Mr Blair concluded by thanking his sponsors, Imperial Tobacco and Bernie Ecclestone, for their contributions: "They're great guys, really," the former leader gushed.
Rapture
Speaking to a rapturous standing ovation from the Blue Peter audience, Mr Blair bombasted: "For too long the Millennium Dome has been associated with an over-hyped, over-publicised failure that cost Britain billions and delivered nothing that it promised.
"However, as the Cherie & Tony Blair Legacy Centre for the Wellbeing of all Average and Diverse People, it shall stand as a testimony to all time to the greatest but most ordinary guy of a prime minister this great nation of many people has ever had."
The Scot described in depth the attractions that the millions of visitors that are expected each year will see.
Armageddon
"From the Opinion Poll Rollercoaster to the War on Terror laser game, the see-saws and roundabouts of the EU Negotiation Playground and the petting zoo that is the US-sponsored Poodle-o-rama, it will be fun for all the family."
Centrepiece will be a statue of the 21st Century's Greatest British Prime Minister Crushing the Forces of Conservativism, a Teflon-coated statue 18 metres high to symbolise 18 years of Tory misrule and the introduction of European harmony by the use of metric measurements.
Apocalypse Now
Entry will be free and will not be funded by taxpayers; instead fuel duty and National Insurance contributions will rise to pay for its cost and will be "worth every penny" the Labour leader boasted.
Mr Blair concluded by thanking his sponsors, Imperial Tobacco and Bernie Ecclestone, for their contributions: "They're great guys, really," the former leader gushed.
