Tony Blair declined to state whether or not his own children had received the vaccine which was both stupid and unhelpful
Jno "I don't know, I remember Gummer showing off his daughter eating a burger to prove that BSE wasn't a problem, and wishing he wasn't politicising his kids, however good the cause (eat the burger yourself, idiot). So I think Blair (who had particular reasons for keeping his kids out of the limelight) did the right thing, even though it wasn't helppful."
I kind of agree but think that if he wasn't prepared to conform that his own children had had it when asked.....not to have them filmed receiving it or anything like the Gummer fiasco.....then I think that he should have commented that as he felt it was a private matter for his children then it should be a matter for personal decision for other parents....at very least he should not have entered the discussion in support of the public health "we know best" line, which he did. My first great niece was at the vac age at the time and her two parents, who are not mud brained, gave the matter much thought and decided to go privately and have the injections given separately as was possible at the time.