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Blogs Liberty and Power Tony Blair's "Legacy"

Jun 10, 2007

Tony Blair's "Legacy"

by Liberty and Power

Many commentators have remarked on how Tony Blair is preoccupied by his"legacy." Simon Jenkins asks "How much hypocrisy can Britain get away with on this sordid deal?" as he examines the Saudi bribes scandal. He concludes that the British government has defied anticorruption treaties and impeded the conduct of justice. But will Blair and his cronies be called to account?