The Blair Fantasy
Starmer is desperate to become the next Blair — but there’s a yawning chasm between 1997 and 2024.
When I was appointed editor of Tribune in 1992, not on the basis of my experience but principally because I was not the candidate supported by Peter Mandelson, I received three telephone calls inviting me over for tea and a chat. The first was from Tony Benn. I went to knock on his door at […]