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Peter Hoskin 11:00am

... this September: Tony Blair's memoirs, entititled The Journey.  Question is, what does this say about his hopes for a Labour victory?  Or will all the juicy Blarite-Brownite stuff be cut out?  Either way, the cover will be what you see on the left.

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Andy Carpark

March 4th, 2010 11:58am Report this comment

Well, hey, look, I mean, y'know.

Vulture

March 4th, 2010 12:02pm Report this comment

What makes you think he does hope for a Bruin victory?

I think he'll be rooting for his heir.

Either way the book jacket makes him look as mad as the proverbial box of frogs. Scary.

Martyn Rowe

March 4th, 2010 12:11pm Report this comment

Loving the way he positions himself just left of centre.
Or just right of centre, depending on how you look at it.

Good that.

Irene

March 4th, 2010 12:22pm Report this comment

Pass.

James W

March 4th, 2010 12:26pm Report this comment

Book title is awful - sounds like a song chosen by Simon Cowell for the winner of X-Factor

HO Lim-peng

March 4th, 2010 12:35pm Report this comment

I expect a lot of people will be wondering whether our former Prime Minister will be paying tax on his earnings from this book, or whether he is non-resident for tax purposes.

Pete

March 4th, 2010 12:38pm Report this comment

Hopefully we will find out Tony Blair's current tax status and whether or not he has adopted Cherie's domicile of Ireland like his kids have.

Chuck Unsworth

March 4th, 2010 12:45pm Report this comment

Any chance of this bearing the slightest resemblance of truth? Still, it'll be available in your local public library soon - you'll find it in the Fiction section.

Sacre Bleu

March 4th, 2010 1:05pm Report this comment

Looks like a mug shot from the Police files. May be useful at a later date, who knows? "Here's one we took earlier!"

Percy

March 4th, 2010 1:19pm Report this comment

If it's out in September, how long till you see piles of them in remainder bookshops? Perhaps Lord Paul, as a lover of finely written books, can be persuaded to buy a few thousand copies for a grateful nation.

ajs

March 4th, 2010 1:20pm Report this comment

There was a load of stuff about the Harry Potter bloke having a gay-type face, recently. This photo of Blair fits some of the parameters described by a commentator.

EyeSee

March 4th, 2010 1:24pm Report this comment

If you think it is a 'must read' (and if so, you must have way too much time on your hands and be stunningly undiscerning) then I suggest you wait a couple of months after publication and get the hardback for a quid. Remember, it has been written by one of those infinite monkeys.

If it was going to contain the unexpurgated truth, Blair would be residing in a country with whom we have no extradition treaty. Even so, I can't think of a country that is so morally corrupt that having Blair amongst them wouldn't lower the standard.

Fox in a box

March 4th, 2010 1:29pm Report this comment

Le Tigre's a lot softer, it's a little more of a catalog look, I use it for footwear sometimes.

London Calling

March 4th, 2010 1:29pm Report this comment

Tony Blair…

The Journey to the War Tribunal
Not me, Not me, Not me
I’m busy selling Tony
And He’s Free, He’s Free, He’s Free

Free million a consultation for one word on the truth…coming to all money making
Bookshops soon…

De Rigueur

March 4th, 2010 1:34pm Report this comment

Martyn,
don't be silly he's not that clever - he's off centre to make room for the publishers logo and at a later date, the words: BEST SELLER

Innocent bystander

March 4th, 2010 2:29pm Report this comment

This shallow scumbag betrayed everyone - apart from himself.
The people's con-man.

Verity

March 4th, 2010 2:56pm Report this comment

This thread wins first prize for the uniform excellence of the comments appended hereon! (as of 2:45 pm - just in case a troll has wheeled in before I posted.)

Well done, chaps!

BTW, I believe Cherie has written two spectacularly unsuccessful books that were basically remaindered the day after publication. How strange that any publisher would think anyone would pay to read the thoughts of this self-serving, totalitarian opportunist. (They may have sold in the US, though, when Blair was still pulling the wool over their eyes.) He was the Trojan horse all right.

The Bellman

March 4th, 2010 3:00pm Report this comment

"... But by 2006 it was becoming obvious that, while my back was turned, the one-eyed chippy tw6t next door had f***ed everything up, so I made my excuses and left. THE END."

Will that do, sweetie?

2trueblue

March 4th, 2010 3:10pm Report this comment

The journey. To where? For goodness sake Tony get grip and find a proper title. And take your face off the front, then you might catch the odd person unawares who might buy it, by mistake.

Verity

March 4th, 2010 4:01pm Report this comment

He looks like someone who's been in prison for a long time and went crazy.

I've always thought he is gay, but he's not witty enough. On the other hand, he's made a career out of poncing about. First, at Fettes, when he was front and centre in school drama productions (played Ariel) and used to follow the headmaster around with bright ideas - "I say, sir ... don't you think ...".

Then his imitation Mick Jagger rock band, Ugly Rumours. Then poncing about kitted out as a barrister...

(I wonder if anyone footing their own legal bill ever retained him? I'd guess he was Mr Legal Aid Mediocre.)

Then poncing about as an MP, then poncing about as a prime minister, then poncing about as a war leader...

Cherie Cheroot

March 4th, 2010 4:12pm Report this comment

2trueblue - Ha ha ha ha! The Journey! Pompous, self-elevating moron.

Martyn Rowe

March 4th, 2010 5:33pm Report this comment

De Rigueur.

I was only joshing :)

They probably didn't even notice it themselves!

Trafalgar

March 4th, 2010 6:13pm Report this comment

Verity, an old colleague of mine hired Cherie as his divorce lawyer. He was taken to the cleaners. What was he thinking?

I always used to tell him that if he'd hired Tony, he would have lost his trousers, shoes, pipe and slippers as well as his house.

Ke H

March 4th, 2010 6:22pm Report this comment

2Would you buy second-hand car from this man"

HFC

March 4th, 2010 7:26pm Report this comment

I placed my order with the local Lions Club secondhand bookshop today. They reckon they will have a few copies in by October...price around 50p.

Verity

March 4th, 2010 7:35pm Report this comment

I'll tell you one thing ... George W had the measure of this fellow and played to Blair's weakness for publicity and a starring role. Never underestimate - or misunderestimate - the acuity of a Texas oilman.

Noa Zrk

March 4th, 2010 7:57pm Report this comment

Vote UKIP/BNP and I'm sure this new Blackshirt would find he'd have to pay for his own security and explain his expenses.
A cogent argument for book burning if ever there was one.

mitch

March 4th, 2010 8:30pm Report this comment

It will look better with one of those 50p stickers placed over his face and then one for 10p over that.
A waste of a tree if ever there was one.

Chris Morriss

March 4th, 2010 9:08pm Report this comment

Doesn't he really look like Gollum in that picture?

The Laughing Cavalier

March 5th, 2010 4:17pm Report this comment

It is surprising that man as vain as he would choose such an unflattering picture. Unless US sales prove especially resilient I don't see how the Publisher will recoup even a fraction of the advance. My bet is that it will be in the remainder bins by Easter 2011.

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