This can’t be right, can it? Gordon Brown has said Tony Blair will play “a key role” in the 2010 general election campaign. On whose side? Has the former Prime Minister been persuaded to endorse David Cameron? That ought to be worth a few votes for Mr Brown. However, while memories of Mr Blair can still cause former hardman Alastair Campbell to swell with pride and tears, rather more people are overcome with rage and nausea. Asking help from Tony Blair is like asking for a prescription from Dr Crippen. In fact, Hawley Crippen could be a better bet – with a superior bedside manner and recent evidence suggesting he might just have been innocent of murdering his wife, while Mr Blair looks increasingly bang to rights over Iraq as the Chilcot inquiry progresses.
