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Tony Blair Archive
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Nothing at the centre
Posted on 17/03/2008 | No CommentsA spotter draws my attention to this comment by Tony Blair, made in connection with his new role with the Climate Group attempting to negotiate a new international agreement to fight climate change. “What I found, whilst still in office as prime minister, was that... -
President Blair?
Posted on 09/02/2008 | 7 CommentsThe news is full at the moment of speculation about whether Tony Blair might be a suitable candidate to be president of the European Council. The post doesn’t exist yet, but will be created by the Lisbon treaty, and thoughts are racing ahead. This blog... -
Blair for president?
Posted on 05/12/2007 | No CommentsI was asked yesterday about whether Tony Blair might be a suitable candidate to become the first ever elected president of the European Council. The post is created in the Reform Treaty and so will be ready to be filled in 2009. I must confess... -
Orderly transition?
Posted on 18/06/2007 | 1 CommentThere is some confusion in the press today about whether or not there will be a referendum in the UK on the successor to the constitutional treaty. Tony Blair has laid out four so-called “red lines”, things he will not budge on in the negotiations.... -
A good man in Africa
Posted on 03/06/2007 | 1 CommentThe latest stage in Tony Blair’s farewell tour – his speech in South Africa last Thursday – is one of the most frustrating. (Read the speech here.) It is one of the moments when the gap between motives and methods becomes most pronounced. Tony Blair... -
Brown, Blair and the constitutional treaty
Posted on 29/05/2007 | No CommentsBy Brendan Donnelly During the past month it has become much clearer how Mr Blair at least hopes that the politically difficult question of the European constitutional treaty will be resolved over the coming months. In a widely-publicised interview with the Financial Times last month,... -
Soft in the head
Posted on 17/02/2007 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in The Spectator, 17 February 2007 Sir: Tony Blair misunderstands the notion of ‘soft power’ when he uses it to refer to the non-military aspects of government foreign policy (Leading article, 10 February). Joseph Nye, coining the phrase in The Paradox... -
Blair at war
Posted on 18/01/2007 | No CommentsTony Blair’s speech on the role of the UK armed forces last week deserves some attention on this blog. (Read the speech here.) A lot of what he said was operational and not really of interest here, but his words on the purpose of the... -
Fair to Blair
Posted on 19/12/2006 | 1 CommentAn epitaph for the Blair era was published today by Chatham House, the respected and independent foreign policy think tank. “Blair’s foreign policy and its possible successor(s)”, written by outgoing Director Victor Bulmer-Thomas, pulls no punches in setting out Blair’s achievements and failures. It makes... -
Suits you
Posted on 15/11/2006 | No CommentsBritain is no longer a sovereign state: it’s official. Summoned to give evidence to the United States Congress on the progress of the war in Iraq, Tony Blair jumps to attention. A video link is set up so that he can explain his thinking and...
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