THE TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – DAMIAN THOMPSON: Was Tony Blair an alcoholic? : If people are wondering whether Tony Blair was an alcoholic during his years in Number 10, he has only himself to blame. A Journey veers between a sort of boasting about his booze consumption – spirits before dinner, half a bottle of wine during it – and hand-wringing anxiety (”I was definitely at the outer limit”). >>> Damian Thompson | Wednesday, September 01, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – TOBY YOUNG: Tony Blair's memoirs: Playing the victim card in this pathetic way will do nothing for his reputation: Hang on a second. Blackmail? Problem drinking? Are these the memoirs of Britain’s longest-serving Labour Prime Minister or the latest salvo from Katie Price in her ongoing battle with Peter André? I was expecting some high-minded lessons in the art of statesmanship, not a series of jaw-dropping revelations about Gordon Brown. Reading these memoirs, you get the impression that Tony Blair’s visceral hatred of his chief rival has clouded his political judgment. Champagne corks will be popping in Downing Street tonight because A Journey does very little to enhance the reputation of either Blair or Brown. >>> Toby Young | Wednesday, September 01, 2010
