Dr Oliver Hartwich: The performative politician who paved Ardern’s way

When I read last week that Tony Blair had published a 5,600-word essay on everything that ails Britain, every instinct told me not to read it. But I could not help myself and read it anyway.

The essay, published by Blair’s own institute, covers the world order, AI, China, the transatlantic alliance and the Labour Party’s future. It is a grand “world explanation” piece, just as one would expect from Sir Tony. His arguments are lucid, his diagnosis sharp, and the prose, as always with Blair, elegant.