Via Liberal Conspiracy, I come across the thoughts of the Independent's John Rentoul, one of the very few Blair-fanciers left on the face of the planet: Just to prove my utter devotion to the finest peace-time prime minister, I confess my reaction when I read that the Tony Blair Faith Foundation Facebook page had been defaced with, among others, this comment: "Tony Blair was about as good for...

Asked how incandescent the Prime Minister was that Tony Blair had met the new President, the PMS replied that Tony Blair was the Quartet Envoy and it was important for the Quartet and important for UK interests that he had a close relationship with the US administration. original source.

I voted for Tony Blair as Labour leader in 1994; I voted for him again to become Labour prime minister in 1997. I soon learned my lesson. As Prime Minister, he failed. Not so much domestically: sure, he disappointed but show me a political leader who doesn’t. But in foreign policy, Mr Blair was an

As prime minister, Tony Blair knew how to use sport to political advantage. Now he wants to use it to change the world. The statesman and 'midfield generalissimo' introduces his new campaign, Beyond Sport Tony Blair was the sporty statesman long before Barack impressed us with his ball skills. As prime minister, he exchanged headers with Kevin Keegan and played tennis with Pat Cash; he a...

This was a story which entirely passed me by, but throws up a couple of intriguing questions. I tip my hat to the Independent’s John Rentoul for highlighting Tony Blair’s address to the Institute for Government entitled, How to Be Prime Minister, held at the end of June. In it Mr Blair commented, The British

Exclusive: Tony Blair faces fresh questions about his close relationship with a French billionaire during his time as Prime Minister.

I have a feeling one of Tony Blair's favourite songs is 'Me and my Shadow.' I imagine it is not a favourite of Gordon Brown. Once again Blair beats Brown to it. Just as our prime minister is champing at the bit to meet the new President of the United States, in rides Tony Blair and meets up with him first. I can hear the sound of mobile phones smashing.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has paid tribute to his strategist Philip Gould who is widely credited with helping Blair win his three election victories.

Tony Blair will be reading this in today's New York Times and purring with pleasure. Tony Blair: more American than Barack Obama? The former Prime Minister already has plenty to purr about. We learned earlier this week that he has trousered £12 million in the year or so since he exited 10 Downing Street - much of it from the US lecture circuit where he gets more bucks per word than Bill...

That's what Tony Blair was told by a civil servant when he wanted to say 'God bless the British people' at an end of a broadcast to the nation, when he was still Prime Minister. Tony Blair was speaking alongside...