The Blair Years

This week the BBC are beginning a three part series on the 10 years that Tony Blair was premier. It should be fascinating to watch.

Already there are stories in the press describing how TB had to treat Gordon Brown as a wayward child. TB has obviously shown GB a lot more loyalty than he received during his time in office. We all wonder why TB put up with all of GB's disloyalty and bad behaviour during the time they led the New Labour project. The parent-child relationship seems to be apt here too, TB dealt with GB in the same way a mother would to a drug dependant child. TB didn't want to throw GB out on the streets only to see him harm himself or more importantly in case he came back with his friends and burgled the place!

Unfortunately, GB only seemed to kick the habit for three months. Since the conference season, he seems to be back to his old tricks!

Squiffy.