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witty · Mar 18th, 2010, 13:43

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witty · Mar 20th, 2010, 14:47

布莱尔两年赚了两个亿英国议员猛烈质疑
2010-03-20 04:25:00　

“生财有道”是不少媒体对英国前首相托尼·布莱尔退休生活的描述。

18日，英国商业咨询委员会不仅透露，两年多时间里他至少已将2000万英镑（约合人民币2.08亿元）收入囊中，还首次曝光了他部分巨额收入的国外来源，令他发动伊拉克战争的动机再次遭质疑。

韩国公司为什么每月发他巨款？

布莱尔2007年6月辞去了英国首相一职。

之后，除了退休金和各种津贴外，布莱尔的生财之道非常广泛，比如出席昂贵的餐后演讲、为银行和外国政府提供咨询、策划出版回忆录，还有巡回演讲。

据英国《泰晤士报》计算，布莱尔在台上讲1分钟，就能进账近9000美元，远高于其他名人，堪称目前全球出场费最高的演讲者。

布莱尔曾通过向英国王室提供伊拉克邻国科威特的情况，获得了100万英镑（约合人民币1041.20万元）酬劳。

这次公布的信息中让人意外的是，韩国UI能源公司每月都支付布莱尔一笔巨款。该公司在伊拉克拥有大量石油和天然气业务。

在此之前，布莱尔曾以“涉及商业机密”等理由劝说英国商业咨询委员会不要公开他的私人收入。

为了隐瞒收入，他还借一些“影子公司”或合伙人的名义开展投资活动。

他跟着布什发动伊战是想挣钱？

从本次公布的信息来看，布莱尔相当一部分收入来源于美国和中东地区。

英国保守党议员卡斯韦尔说，这让人不得不重新揣测当年布莱尔执意与美国一起发动伊拉克战争的真实意图。

“它证明了我们的前首相是何等的唯利是图！他的所作所为完全是由个人利益驱动的。”英国自由民主党议员贝克指责说，“我想大多数人都会因此得出结论，他之所以极力主张发动伊拉克战争，很大一部分原因是那场战争可以给他带来大笔金钱。”

“似乎布莱尔并没有真正下台，他依然在中东事务中发挥着重要影响。”卡斯韦尔说。

卡斯韦尔还说，前首相一直接受外国石油巨头支付的工资，英国民众一无所知。“即便现在，我们也不知道，为什么那些公司愿意给他那么多钱？它们能获得何种回报？我们需要知道事实真相！”

外国公司支付给布莱尔的巨额酬劳不仅值得人们怀疑而且值得进行彻底调查。

监督委员会将资料藏了20个月？

除了觉得该对“猫腻”彻底调查，卡斯韦尔还对英国商业咨询委员会提出质疑。因为这些资料的公布时间比它们被发现的时间，足足晚了20个月。

“我现在对这个委员会已经没有什么信心了，请不要告诉我们这件事涉及所谓的商业机密。”他抱怨，“我们谈论的是我们的前首相与公共利益之间的关系，而不是他的个人商业行为。”

英国商业咨询委员会负责审查、监督政府高级官员离职后两年内的工作情况。

但该委员会的监督作用基本没法发挥，因为其组成人员多是前政府官员，或与政府关系良好的社会名流。

本月早些时候，英国政府还拒绝了向该委员会增补政界以外人士的请求。（据中国日报)
From The Sunday Times
April 5, 2009
Tony Blair is world’s best paid speaker
Robert Watts and Michael Sheridan

TONY BLAIR has emerged as the world’s highest-paid public speaker, earning almost £400,000 for two half-hour speeches in his latest appearance on the international lecture circuit.

He received the fee during a 36-hour visit to the Philippines, where he lodged with the British ambassador.

Blair’s oratory - which cost more than £6,000 a minute - included such insights as “politics really matters, but a lot of what goes on is not great” and “religion [can be] a source of inspiration, or an excuse for evil”.

The former prime minister, who has earned more than £15m since leaving Downing Street almost two years ago, also observed: “Politicians are a very strange people” and “helping people is a noble profession - but not noble to pursue”. Some of the 2,000 tickets were priced at more than £350.
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Manny Pangilinan, chairman of PLDT, a telecoms company that sponsored the speech at Ateneo de Manila University, told the local press that Blair was paid €200,000 (£182,000) for a talk entitled The Leader as Nation Builder in a Time of Globalisation.

A spokesman for Blair denied that he had requested or received payment in euros, a stronger currency than the pound. He would not clarify whether the payment was made in dollars or sterling.

Later that day Blair delivered a second lecture, The Leader as Principled Negotiator, for a similar fee at a luxury hotel.

He was flown into Manila by private jet on March 23 and conveyed by helicopter to the venue for his first speech. He found time during his brief visit to have lunch with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at Malacanang Palace, once the residence of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.

While many public speakers have had to cut their rates since the onset of the recession, Blair’s fees have remained buoyant.

Bill Clinton, the former US president, was regularly netting about $150,000 (£103,000) per speech until he cut back on his public speaking earlier this year when his wife Hillary became the US secretary of state.

His successor, George W Bush, is reported to have charged $150,000 per speech since leaving the White House. However, it is thought unlikely that Bush will be able to command such rates for long.

Al Gore, the former US vice-president who has reinvented himself as a climate change campaigner, charges about $100,000 for an hour-long speech.

Sylvia Tidy-Harris, who has organised speaking engagements for British politicians such as William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, and John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, said she was surprised by Blair’s pulling power.

“I can understood Bill Clinton’s appeal – every man wants to pat him on the back and every woman wants to be the next Monica Lewinsky,” she said. “But Tony Blair . . . he just doesn’t have that charisma.”

A spokesman for Blair said: “He is in great demand for his insight and analysis, which is a tribute to the high esteem in which he is held.”

Next month Blair is to address an audience of 2,000 at the Arlington theatre in Santa Barbara, California. Tickets are on sale for up to £279.

As well as a handsome income from public speaking, Blair, 55, also receives about £2m a year as an adviser to JP Morgan Chase, the investment bank, and is paid a further £500,000 a year for a similar role at Zurich Financial Services. He has signed a £4.6m deal for his memoirs.

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witty Senior Member 注册日期: Jul 2004 帖子: 3,127 积分:1 精华:1 声望: 1311488	布莱尔两年赚了两个亿英国议员猛烈质疑布莱尔两年赚了两个亿英国议员猛烈质疑 2010-03-20 04:25:00　 “生财有道”是不少媒体对英国前首相托尼·布莱尔退休生活的描述。 18日，英国商业咨询委员会不仅透露，两年多时间里他至少已将2000万英镑（约合人民币2.08亿元）收入囊中，还首次曝光了他部分巨额收入的国外来源，令他发动伊拉克战争的动机再次遭质疑。韩国公司为什么每月发他巨款？布莱尔2007年6月辞去了英国首相一职。之后，除了退休金和各种津贴外，布莱尔的生财之道非常广泛，比如出席昂贵的餐后演讲、为银行和外国政府提供咨询、策划出版回忆录，还有巡回演讲。据英国《泰晤士报》计算，布莱尔在台上讲1分钟，就能进账近9000美元，远高于其他名人，堪称目前全球出场费最高的演讲者。布莱尔曾通过向英国王室提供伊拉克邻国科威特的情况，获得了100万英镑（约合人民币1041.20万元）酬劳。这次公布的信息中让人意外的是，韩国UI能源公司每月都支付布莱尔一笔巨款。该公司在伊拉克拥有大量石油和天然气业务。在此之前，布莱尔曾以“涉及商业机密”等理由劝说英国商业咨询委员会不要公开他的私人收入。为了隐瞒收入，他还借一些“影子公司”或合伙人的名义开展投资活动。他跟着布什发动伊战是想挣钱？从本次公布的信息来看，布莱尔相当一部分收入来源于美国和中东地区。英国保守党议员卡斯韦尔说，这让人不得不重新揣测当年布莱尔执意与美国一起发动伊拉克战争的真实意图。 “它证明了我们的前首相是何等的唯利是图！他的所作所为完全是由个人利益驱动的。”英国自由民主党议员贝克指责说，“我想大多数人都会因此得出结论，他之所以极力主张发动伊拉克战争，很大一部分原因是那场战争可以给他带来大笔金钱。” “似乎布莱尔并没有真正下台，他依然在中东事务中发挥着重要影响。”卡斯韦尔说。卡斯韦尔还说，前首相一直接受外国石油巨头支付的工资，英国民众一无所知。“即便现在，我们也不知道，为什么那些公司愿意给他那么多钱？它们能获得何种回报？我们需要知道事实真相！” 外国公司支付给布莱尔的巨额酬劳不仅值得人们怀疑而且值得进行彻底调查。监督委员会将资料藏了20个月？除了觉得该对“猫腻”彻底调查，卡斯韦尔还对英国商业咨询委员会提出质疑。因为这些资料的公布时间比它们被发现的时间，足足晚了20个月。 “我现在对这个委员会已经没有什么信心了，请不要告诉我们这件事涉及所谓的商业机密。”他抱怨，“我们谈论的是我们的前首相与公共利益之间的关系，而不是他的个人商业行为。” 英国商业咨询委员会负责审查、监督政府高级官员离职后两年内的工作情况。但该委员会的监督作用基本没法发挥，因为其组成人员多是前政府官员，或与政府关系良好的社会名流。本月早些时候，英国政府还拒绝了向该委员会增补政界以外人士的请求。（据中国日报) From The Sunday Times April 5, 2009 Tony Blair is world’s best paid speaker Robert Watts and Michael Sheridan TONY BLAIR has emerged as the world’s highest-paid public speaker, earning almost £400,000 for two half-hour speeches in his latest appearance on the international lecture circuit. He received the fee during a 36-hour visit to the Philippines, where he lodged with the British ambassador. Blair’s oratory - which cost more than £6,000 a minute - included such insights as “politics really matters, but a lot of what goes on is not great” and “religion [can be] a source of inspiration, or an excuse for evil”. The former prime minister, who has earned more than £15m since leaving Downing Street almost two years ago, also observed: “Politicians are a very strange people” and “helping people is a noble profession - but not noble to pursue”. Some of the 2,000 tickets were priced at more than £350. Related Links * Tony Blair Inc: a nice little earner * Tony Blair on Gaza, Catholicism, Iraq and Cherie Manny Pangilinan, chairman of PLDT, a telecoms company that sponsored the speech at Ateneo de Manila University, told the local press that Blair was paid €200,000 (£182,000) for a talk entitled The Leader as Nation Builder in a Time of Globalisation. A spokesman for Blair denied that he had requested or received payment in euros, a stronger currency than the pound. He would not clarify whether the payment was made in dollars or sterling. Later that day Blair delivered a second lecture, The Leader as Principled Negotiator, for a similar fee at a luxury hotel. He was flown into Manila by private jet on March 23 and conveyed by helicopter to the venue for his first speech. He found time during his brief visit to have lunch with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at Malacanang Palace, once the residence of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. While many public speakers have had to cut their rates since the onset of the recession, Blair’s fees have remained buoyant. Bill Clinton, the former US president, was regularly netting about $150,000 (£103,000) per speech until he cut back on his public speaking earlier this year when his wife Hillary became the US secretary of state. His successor, George W Bush, is reported to have charged $150,000 per speech since leaving the White House. However, it is thought unlikely that Bush will be able to command such rates for long. Al Gore, the former US vice-president who has reinvented himself as a climate change campaigner, charges about $100,000 for an hour-long speech. Sylvia Tidy-Harris, who has organised speaking engagements for British politicians such as William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, and John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, said she was surprised by Blair’s pulling power. “I can understood Bill Clinton’s appeal – every man wants to pat him on the back and every woman wants to be the next Monica Lewinsky,” she said. “But Tony Blair . . . he just doesn’t have that charisma.” A spokesman for Blair said: “He is in great demand for his insight and analysis, which is a tribute to the high esteem in which he is held.” Next month Blair is to address an audience of 2,000 at the Arlington theatre in Santa Barbara, California. Tickets are on sale for up to £279. As well as a handsome income from public speaking, Blair, 55, also receives about £2m a year as an adviser to JP Morgan Chase, the investment bank, and is paid a further £500,000 a year for a similar role at Zurich Financial Services. He has signed a £4.6m deal for his memoirs.