How did Tony Blair manage to self-destruct so magnificently?
Even the Tories knew that they couldn't defeat The Blairmeister:Two days before David Cameron was elected Conservative leader, I asked one of his closest allies what the founding principle of Cameronism would be. He pondered the question. Would it, I wondered, be something to do with quality of life, the public services, the environment, social justice, nationhood? ‘Our starting point,’ he finally replied, ‘is that the Tory party can never beat Tony Blair.’
This First Law of Cameronism, he explained, had an important subclause: Blair himself could beat Blair, by contaminating his own brand to the point where he could no longer plausibly hold office.
(as filched from The Spectator)Blair is not stupid, despite seemingly popular opinion. Nor is he as egotistical as his legendary view of himself makes out, either.
He must have seen his downfall coming a mile off, so why didn't he do something about it? Silly man.
posted by eriu @ 1:01:00 PM
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