Even in the thick of a historical tragedy, Tony Blair never seemed like a Shakespearean character. He's too rabbity brisk, too doggedly modern. The most proficient spinner since Rumpelstiltskin lacks introspection. The self-described "manipulator" is still in denial about being manipulated. [...] There is no apology, but Blair sounds like a man with a guilty conscience.
Even in the thick of a historical tragedy, Tony Blair never seemed like a Shakespearean character.
He's too rabbity brisk, too doggedly modern. The most proficient spinner since Rumpelstiltskin lacks introspection. The self-described "manipulator" is still in denial about being manipulated.
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There is no apology, but Blair sounds like a man with a guilty conscience.
