If by reading snippets of newspapers, not to mention, unavoidably, catching moments of TB on telly and seeing his 'handsome' face on news and bookstands galore wasn't enough, I notice that the blogosphere is alive with our former PM and his kiss kiss bang bang account of his reign. By diving into the various hues of thought in the blogosphere: this is what i've gleaned to date. Mr Blair, saviour of Britain... a man who 'rebirthed' us into cool Brittania and made us popular and groovy overseas, took this new found overseas popularity a little too far and declared war in approximately 9 spots on the planet... No 10's decision to kick off war no 10 in Iraq - was one - he was warned off. Our finest minds, worried, that TB, might 'guess' what happened next in Iraq - rather than actually know - or indeed take their advice that this idea would be a disaster. They were right. Tens of thousands are now dead - quite a lot of our own soldiers - dead - and the fear of terrorism in Britain? Much higher! Which is what Tone told us! The was on terror is more important than ever, apparently. Some of the blogosphere puzzle as to why the above facts and a war criminals trial seem so distant from each other. Good news though - he likes to berate the lack of democracy in our Royal family, realises that criminalising fox hunting was a mistake. And let's remember that he lilkes to use Sir Alex Ferguson's counsel and advice on man management. To whit asking what to do with difficult players, (meaning Gordon Brown et al) but again did not take the advice. No this time, rather than sack Brown - he let him have it with both barrels - the job and broken Britain. Other stuff thus gleaned, it's been a quiet one: Tony liked Princess Diana so much so that just prior to her death - he told her he didn't like her new beau Dodi. And (gasp shock horror) TB apparently (but no-one else) knows that Princess Cow'eyes had a big decision to make before her life ended... damn and blast and it's not his place to tell us! Tony found the job of PM tough - so drank copoiously... (Too much? He really, really, isn't sure. but it's a drug, he admits.) Tony thinks that the freedom of information act - makes good governance difficult. Tony was a nano second away from having a domestic airliner blown up over London. No instance on his alcohol intake, during this crisis, emerges... And nothing mentioned at the time of said incident. Tony wasn't keen on the dome and the millenium - even though it was his circus... Tony cunningly, yet in a shallow way, refers to his reign - as "New labour" and anything that subsequently failed (apart from his successor management strategy) became old labour... And after all of that, and were I pressed, I'd say there was a 40-60% split on the blogosphere between missing the cuddly, yet shallow, cunning. yet worthless, sociopathic peace negotiater... and the other 60%? Not so much missing him, more confused how this man walks the earth as a free man. Yes we all miss him. Sullied and dazed.
