Tony Blair's lack of introspection is baffling

Mandelson appears in Blair documentary saying ex-PM left ‘brutality to others’

Peter Mandelson has appeared in a new Channel 4 documentary series delving into Tony Blair’s rise to power, calling out the ex-Prime Minister's “brutality.” Mandelson appears alongside key voices from Blair’s administration, despite recent allegations concerning his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. “ Tony was quite smart in leaving the brutality to others,” Mandelson says during an interview detailing Blair’s rebranding of the Labour Party. Chan…

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Tony Blair's lack of introspection is baffling

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Tony Blair is old Labour now

When did he forget how to grin? He used to do it too much. Those late-Nineties walkabouts: one arm raised and waving, Cherie tucked tight in the crook of the other, and Tony beaming at anyone who crossed his path. Even in Iraq, jogging off the RAF jet, and greeting the saluting soldier with a smile. But then, sometime around the 2005 election, the face lost some of its width and contracted into that dyspeptic grimace, like someone showing their …

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