Ms Wilmshurst, whose resignation from the Foreign Office was a rare flash of honour and integrity in the Iraq affair, gave her evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry with clarity and honesty. She epitomises the Establishment we used to have, properly educated, principled, wholly committed to the rule of law. When will someone give this excellent woman a gong? Mr Blair, questioned in a feeble and disorganised way, talked himself out of trouble by answering questions he hadn’t been asked and not answering the ones he was asked. His interrogators mostly didn’t notice this simple trick, which dishonest people instinctively use. He reminded me, at least, of the national shame we underwent when such a person became Prime Minister. Only once did he say anything interesting, moaning that he had been under pressure to go to war from the Tories. This is quite true. The Opposition’s failure to question this birdbrained adventure should not be forgotten and at least one senior Tory should be invited before the inquiry to explain it. This might make them wonder about their current support for the mistake we are now making, the bloody and futile Afghan war, whose purpose nobody can explain. But only if the media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who seems to have bought David Cameron wholesale, actually allows them to think about this.
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Slithery Blair, and a flash of real integrity
Compare the magnificent Elizabeth Wilmshurst with the slithery Anthony Blair.
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