The Creeping Hand of Evil

The metro this morning printed a failry misleading headline, which had I not been watching teh news. Picture of Tony Blair and "the King is dead" well he isn't. There has been a lot about Blair's legacy, for my part I think his legacy is of a man who was concerned with cememnting his place in history above all others. Grand gestures and huge money pits (millenuim dome, London Olympics) from day one were designed to leave a big stamp saying "Blair was here" on the UK. I personally hope he will be remembered for his real legacy. Heavy spin and corruption in government, cash for honours, artificially boosting a climate of fear to bring through huge violations of our civil liberties and our parliamentary procedure, joining us in a costly and illegal war and of course ultimately doing what the hell he liked and damn the people. Blair seemed throught his term that we needed him more than he needed us, a very dangerous trait for a politician.Goodbye Tony, you won't be missed, hope the next chap isn't as bad as you.