Just last week we saw Tony Blair making a start on his new job as a Middle East peace envoy, with a visit to Jerusalem. To keep the momentum going, this week Blair is in Ramallah. No, wait, he's swanned off on holiday to Barbados for the next few weeks. There's no word on whether he's left John Prescott in charge of the peace effort.
I suppose in a way it's nice to see that Blair the private citizen is the same as Blair the politician: once a mooch, always a mooch. As usual, he's staying at Cliff Richard's villa in Barbados. Can anyone remember the last time the Blairs actually paid the going rate for a holiday? I know he claims to make a charitable donation with the money he saves, but rumour suggests that the amount wouldn't buy you much of a meal at the fancier spots on the St James coast.
I'm going to try hard to be kind about Blair's peace mission, because his achievement in Northern Ireland entitles him to the benefit of the doubt. But this is not a very good start.
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