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the blair legacy

Tony Blair's impact on British, European and world politics began in an aura of freshness and optimism and is ending in bitter controversy – over policy failure, allegations of corruption, and above all the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. How will history judge him?

If hope is to replace anxiety, we must revisit the Third Way
Britain's prime minister is leaving the stage after ten years. openDemocracy writers say goodbye
He is a brilliant Scot who thinks globally - but a black hole surrounds Britain's new leader
The British prime minister's peculiar attitude to America’s leaders weighs heavily on his domestic legacy, says Godfrey Hodgson.
Article summary Turnout rates in English local elections are critically low. They are not only the lowest in Europe, by a 12% margin, but also are falling further - by five percentage points since 1995. This is a serious problem, because disaffection with politics eventually leads to bad policy, to the withering of checks and balances, and to the disappearance of one of the most important foundations of our joint identities - the choices that we make together to give shape to our lives.
The increasing presence of faith issues in public life during Tony Blair's time in office is reflected in the messianic strain of his personal-political vision, says Tina Beattie.
The true stature of Britain's prime minister may become apparent only after he leaves office, says Brian Brivati.
Blair's brave vision of humanitarian intervention, born in Sierra Leone and Kosovo, died in Iraq. The tragedy is the waste of promise, says Felix Blake.
The British prime minister's self-consciously new vocabulary has a complex relationship to political reality, says Norman Fairclough.
The British prime minister has replaced real politics with a carefully crafted fiction, says Roger Scruton.
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