Iain Wilson

Peace campaigner who heckled Tony Blair during a speech on public services before the start of the war in Iraq
The war has definitely hit [Blair] hard. He keeps saying that he wants to be able to draw a line under the whole thing, but he can't do that because people are still dying - be they Iraqis or British soldiers. No matter what he tries he cannot get rid of this issue, which was the biggest mistake any leader could have possibly made.

Rather than getting hung up on inquiries and political soap opera along the lines of "Is Blair about to fall?" - because these are issues that are going to resolve themselves without the British public - we should look at how Blair was able constitutionally to send thousands and thousands of troops out before the war without going through parliament to declare war, and start killing people without really having checks the way we do on domestic policy. When it comes down to it, it took him longer to stop the slaughter of foxes than it did to carry out the slaughter of Iraqis.

It's a depressing state of affairs [in Iraq]. It seems as if America's mission now is to get out as soon as possible. George Bush has an election to win. The last thing he wants is any involvement with Iraq, which is teetering on the brink of civil war and has been for a long time.

I don't regret [heckling Tony Blair] in the slightest. If anything, as I reflect on it a bit more, I am proud of it. I just wish that more people had done similar things. I try not to think about it too much because it was only 15 minutes of fame, and if I get carried away then I end up thinking that I could be some sort of politician or something when I don't really have the knowledge or the skills.

All I did was stand up and shout at one man, and that doesn't really give you much political leverage. With a CV of having shouted at Tony Blair and done TV interviews, it's a bit of a random one. But I do want to go out and keep standing up for what I believe in, keep on being a rebel then write a book about it. Like Nelson Mandela said, we'll let our light shine and help other people let their lights shine and speak up.
Interview by Jane Perrone

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