this is not the first thread posted on this subject; but there seems to be a dearth of British posters
Reason: Most readers here are Brit Conservatives. Blair, and his ilk, are not conservatives, as the article mentions - his cronies are un-reformed Left Wing liberals now trying to save their a$$es and pensions.
The situation here is dire. Our Conservative candidate is called 'Dave' - he is metroman and goes to work on a bicycle.
Shiite, there are no leaders here in the UK. Enoch Powell called it like it is [would be] 40 years ago [he was right] and we pilloried him.
We have got exactly what we deserve.