Tony Blair Mark 2?

In the early 1990's I identified a young ambitious Labour MP, Tony Blair, as a dangerous threat. I found him sinister and completely superficial with respect to any form of substance, other than ambition and a will to do whatever was necessary to get his way. When John Smith died, I was alarmed when Blair emerged as a genuine successor to the leadership of the Labour Party. Though I have never been a Labour supporter or voter, I recognised that if this person became leader of Labour he would almost certainly become a Prime Minister. Because of that I wrote to several leading Labour MPs outlining my fears about Blair and wrote to newspapers. I knew it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference, but I could not stay silent. As Edmund Burke wrote, 'all it requires for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothing.'

Now, I don't claim to be a good person, but I hope I will never be accused of doing nothing. Why am I writing this? because, I am afraid I am watching the rise of Blair mark 2. I have been watching the emergence of the young ambitious Labour MP Chuka Ummana, and I'm afraid I consider this person another quite sinister and unprincipled threat. I sincerely hope I am wrong because one Blair in anyone's lifetime is one too many, but I will be watching this young man's career with interest.

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Doktor Kommirat