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Blogs Liberty and Power Tony Blair's Authoritarian Populism Is Indefensible and Dangerous

Apr 24, 2006

Tony Blair's Authoritarian Populism Is Indefensible and Dangerous

by Liberty and Power

Jenni Russell explains why the prime minister's pose as an honest bloke talking common sense masks a frightening disdain for basic freedoms. Well worth reading.

Read Henry Porter's exchange of emails with Tony Blair here.