Tony Blair Articles

With the publication of Jon Cruddas’ latest report into why Labour lost the 2015 general election and the new analysis edited by Tristram Hunt, it is important that we learn the lessons contained within them. Without properly understanding the reasons for our defeat...

A couple of years ago, scientists at University College, London discovered that low expectations are the key to happiness. At a personal level, this makes a lot of sense. However, no one would be impressed with a school or a hospital trust or a business which...

As I read this collection of essays on the life of Harold Wilson I became acutely aware of the particular influence Harold had had on the whole of my life, from the time I was born. Starting with his key wartime role as a civil servant and moving on to his close...

Today I suggest we praise a prime minister from the 1990s. No, not Tony Blair but John Major. You may think I am referring to his pioneering work on the peace process in Northern Ireland but I want to highlight a neglected position – the brave and far-reaching...