"I believe Tony Blair is an out-and-out rascal, terminally untrustworthy and close to being unhinged. I said from the start that there was something wrong in his head, and each passing year convinces me more strongly that this man is a pathological confidence-trickster. To the extent that he even believes what he says, he is delusional. To the extent that he does not, he is an actor whose first invention — himself — has been his only interesting role."
What a choice, Blair or Brown?
Do read the rest of Matthew Parris's 2006 article, it's good stuff.
And Parris was also the one who wrote an excellent article about "Why I love Blair's Britain". It was after Blair had introduced civil partnerships, so Parris may have been glowing in a personal way.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, before long, possibly when the glow started to wear thin, he removed the article. I haven't been able to find it since.
Wish I'd saved it.
Parris is a decent writer, but when it comes to political nous, BLAIR wins hands down.
In 100 years they'll be learning about Blair (for good or ill, who knows).
Parris?
Who?