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7 January 2016updated 27 Jul 2021 5:36am

What we learned from the transcripts of Tony Blair and Bill Clinton’s phonecalls

Moose lips sink ships.

By Anoosh Chakelian

“Always the Right attack you and the Left don’t defend you.”

This is Tony Blair’s sad summary of the grief he received from the press in the run-up to his election. Plus ça change, eh Jez?

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