Blair given a warning by unions.Byline: PAUL GILFEATHER FURIOUS union bosses last night warned Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair they would cause havoc at Labour's annual conference if he goes ahead with plans to use private firms to overhaul public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. . In a special summit at No 10, they forced the PM to apologise for the way he had announced plans to develop public-private partnerships during the election campaign. But Mr Blair would not back down over reforms, setting the scene for a bad-tempered showdown at Brighton in September. A union source said last night: "There was humble pie humble pie n. A pie formerly made from the edible organs of a deer or hog. Idiom: eat humble pie To be forced to apologize abjectly or admit one's faults in humiliating circumstances. on the menu at Downing Street. Tony keeps talking about public service reform, but many still feel that's a code for privatisation." But TUC TUC (in Britain and South Africa) Trades Union Congress TUC n abbr (BRIT) (= Trades Union Congress) → federación nacional de sindicatos TUC n abbr (Brit) (= boss John Monks was more conciliatory con·cil·i·ate v. con·cil·i·at·ed, con·cil·i·at·ing, con·cil·i·ates v.tr. 1. To overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease. 2. , saying the talks had "cleared the air". He said: "Mr Blair has recognised the commitment of people in public services. We're confident there isn't a wholesale privatisation agenda." CAPTION(S): CONFIDENT: Monks |
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