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Tony Blair’s intervention could spark a Labour civil war

New Statesman·Andrew Marr·3 days ago
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Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Prospero or Lear? Is Tony Blair today the magician, bringing resolution and harmony to this strange and fought-over island; or is he an exiled and bewildered king, raging against the ruined land he finds around him? Thanks to Kenneth Branagh and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s much-praised Tempest , Prospero is having a moment. But however much we may wish for this, the dire politics of today’s Labour Party suggest Lear and his rebel daughters are an apter analogy. The chances of Labour swinging dramatically to the right, which is effectively what Blair is calling for, are minimal. From his AI-focused, Atlanticist, big-business, monied perspective, his analysis is ruthlessly logical and coherent. The sharpest blade of his attack on Labour today is over energy. Over the past year, Washington has been calling with ever greater urgency for the abandonment of the net-zero agenda.…

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