Blair sets departure date

It was a media-centric government. How many initiatives have been made? Follow through isn't important, but making a lot of noise (until the next one hits the headlines) is.

There are some aspects that although Tony failed to alter I fail to see how he could have done. Reform of the Civil Service is required to try to streamline the bloated behemoth that it is. The NHS needs someone with some balls to allow reality and political aspirations to merge. Schools required a change, and there is some noise and the new vocational schemes might be a good idea, but again shy away from admitting that not everyone is going to be a Lawyer / Doctor / NASA researcher - and often this is decided before you're even born.

Blair isn't there to blindly follow his allies. He's the leader of Britain, not a love smitten teenager blindly following his/her beau.

He's got the brains. Shame how he used them.

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