Tony Blair, according to Tony Blair, is not to blame for his bad governance in Number Ten, rather it is the fault of the media.
Blair has a hand in manipulating the media. Now he's sweating like fuck...
"New Labour was very happy to tango with the media until it went wrong - most spectacularly over the Iraq dossiers and Hutton. We've had Brown admitting in the past 24 hours that the government was wrong over the dossiers. Does Blair agree with his successor?"
Mr d'Ancona also disagreed with the prime minister's assessment that the growth of new media had damaged politics.
"I don't think the proliferation of new media is bad for politics: quite the opposite. It may be bad for the present government, but that's not the same thing."
Meanwhile, Iain Dale posts on a Sunday story about Le Pen...top Tory political blogger my arse!
I cannot help thinking whether Tony Blair is fit for purpose to lecture us on anything. I think it is a disgrace to call himself "The Right Honourable". There are some who believe that he is more Right than Left when it comes to politics. However, I feel that it is more fitting if he calls himself the dishonourable Tony Blair MP.
It is true that being the Prime Minister he is in the realm of Public Life. And with this comes a duty to represent those who voted him into office. I feel that we have been sadly let down in this respect.
Tony Blair's speech is meant to look at the effect of a changing world on the issues of the future, and the challenge of the changing nature of communication on politics and the media.
Wading through the bullshit, my shovel suddenly struck a tiny nugget of gold. There is an admission that he has misled the public, and he apologises for this deception. "...it is in all our interests that the public is properly and accurately informed. They are the priority and they are not well served by the current state of affairs...I first acknowledge my own complicity".
He is seeking public forgiveness.
UPDATE: Nick Robinson's take here.
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