I hear that the writer and journalist Sarah Helm, who is married to Tony Blair's former chief-of-staff Jonathan Powell, has written a play. It is described to me as a "thinly-veiled" account of life in Blair's court.
It is due to be performed in London later this year.
Sounds fun.
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Comment number 1.
At 8th Mar 2011, barriesingleton wrote:POWELL TO THE PEOPLE
But did he realise JUST how deluded Manichean Tony was?
Watch the end of Blair's second appearance at Chilcot - and be chilled. He has the body language of a zealot preparing to do battle with the Prince of Darkness as Apocalypse enters the now space - going forward.
This is a SERIOUSLY disturbed man; and we made him Prime Minster.
DARK ENERGY IS REAL.
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Comment number 2.
At 8th Mar 2011, JunkkMale wrote:ve_danced_with_a_man,_who's_danced_with_a_girl,_who's_danced_with_the_Prince_of_Wales
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Comment number 3.
At 8th Mar 2011, Isatou wrote:Sounds utterly boring !
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Comment number 4.
At 8th Mar 2011, Neil Robertson wrote:'Thinly-veiled'? You mean there's 'pole-dancing' in it (as in dancing with Powell)? Sounds dire ....
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Comment number 5.
At 8th Mar 2011, Smeagol wrote:I doubt if the families of Iraq war casualties will be thinking it sounds 'fun'.
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Comment number 6.
At 9th Mar 2011, stanilic wrote:1
Blair a Manichean? Interesting thought. Perhaps he considers himself an Archon. It might explain a lot.
I doubt if His Holiness will be that impressed in having welcomed a gnostic heretic into his church when he really wanted a leading Anglican.
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Comment number 7.
At 9th Mar 2011, Sasha Clarkson wrote:1,6
They say that every person ends up with the face they deserve. Blair's face certainly tells part of the story of the last 14 years. I think he's more disturbed than deluded, because he has difficulty believing his own lies.
Manichean? What he's looking for is CATHARsis (groan).
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