It's time we stopped listening to Tony Blair – his legacy fuelled the mess we're now in

It's time we stopped listening to Tony Blair – his legacy fuelled the mess we're now inOPINION: Former PM offers 5,000 words of unwanted advice to Keir Starmer - but the arsonist returning to the smoking ruin should be ignored, Aaron Newbury argues Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Aaron Newbury, Political Correspondent 12:52, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Updated: 12:52, Mon, Jun 1, 2026 Tony Blair was critical of the current Labour Government (Image: Getty)Does anyone care what Tony Blair thinks, aside from the man himself and the ideologically flexible bores of the Labour back bench? Five thousand words of the stuff, which, thankfully, dear reader, I read so you don't have to. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The thrust appeared to be the usual fare that he was right all along, and still is – that and some dull reference to heading back into the "Premier League of nations". Politics must change, he raved, and Sir Keir Starmer can achieve all he desires and cement his place in the history books simply by following a 10-point plan thoughtfully provided, free of charge, by the man himself. I find it best to read it in that imploring, head-tilted, hand-on-heart voice, the very same voice that once assured us Saddam Hussein could vaporise Cyprus in 45 minutes. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the latest politics news - straight from our team in Westminster and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've c...