I really can't stand Blair.
The man is as close to being a liar as dammit, was a consummate wriggler out of taking responsibility for anything his government got wrong ("Teflon Tone" I believe they called him), was/is a consummate politician - with all that that implies in terms of both skill and cunning. I don't trust anything he says - even less than I would almost any other politician.
And I think he may actually have got it wrong over UKIP. He seems to be exhorting little Ed to face up to the threat of Farage and stick to Labour's pro-Europe stance. That won't go down well with voters who know when they're being patronised. After all, Labour's refusal to offer a referendum amounts to them saying, "We know better than you what's good for you and for the country." Some politicians have virtually said as much.
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