The plan

For longer than I can remember, I have bored Mrs NotaSheep and friends with my theory that Tony Blair's long term plan was to retire as Prime Minister and then become President of Europe. Yes, dear was the usual reply as Mrs NotaSheep takes all of my political theories with a large pinch of salt. Well the momentum towards this happening has been growing and today you can read in the Guardian that "Tony Blair has been holding discussions with some of his oldest allies on how he could mount a campaign later this year to become full-time president of the EU council, the prestigious new job characterised as "president of Europe". Blair, currently the Middle East envoy for the US, Russia, EU and the UN, has told friends he has made no final decision, but is increasingly willing to put himself forward for the job if it comes with real powers to intervene in defence and trade affairs."

Tony Blair's dream may come true and his conversion to Catholicism was part of the plan.