Tony Blair

All the interviews and publicity surrounding his book, together with the extracts I have read, reveal a conflicting personality which is a far cry from the open, refreshing young man, so popular at the start of his premiership.

How can the man who brought peace to Northern Ireland and devolution to Wales and Scotland, be the one and the same to help unleash the crazy wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? How can a devout Roman Catholic convert square his conscience with the terrible suffering caused to innocent civilians, including so many women and children, in these war zones, as a consequence of what he did?  How can he seriously aid the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which is commendable, with advocating military force against Iran if it does not do as we want, which is unhinged?

In a hunderd years time historians will have a good deal to say about our Tony.