Peter Oborne

Tony Blair has kept his grip on everything but reality

Tony Blair has kept his grip on everything but reality

issue 02 October 2004

Two salient facts define the national political predicament this autumn. The first is a growing sense of disquiet about Tony Blair. Experts often speak of the lack of ‘trust’ which shows up in opinion polls. But there is more to it than that. People are beginning to sense that there is something rum about this Prime Minister, and that he is no longer quite 16 annas to the rupee.

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