/taxonomy/term/511 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en /underrated-october-13-tony-blair-syria-iraq <p><b>Author:</b>Brendan Simms</p><p> </p><p>There was a time — around the turn of the millennium — when Tony Blair could do no wrong. There were, to be sure, holdouts on the Right against &quot;Phoney Tony&quot;, and on the Left against the man who had taken on the unions and was seen as too close to the rich. By and large, however, the country welcomed the more inclusive, confident and outward-looking vision that New Labour offered. Above all, Blair bestrode the world with an authority not enjoyed by any British prime minister since the Second World War, perhaps including even Margaret Thatcher. </p><p><a href="/underrated-october-13-tony-blair-syria-iraq"><span>read more</span></a></p> /underrated-october-13-tony-blair-syria-iraq#comments International Interventionism Iraq Middle East New Labour Saddam Hussein Syria Tony Blair UK Politics Underrated Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:01:59 +0100 Oliver Wiseman 5212 at http://standpointmag.co.uk