“I tried to give Britain a different narrative”: Tony Blair and Michael Sheen in conversation
The former prime minister and the actor who played him talk “wokeness”, national identity, and what Blair has in common with Jeremy Corbyn.
By
Tony Blair
Tony Blair was the UK prime minister from 1997-2007.
Latest articles
All Articles
The UK has no route out of the coronavirus crisis without mass testing
The government should appoint one senior minister of capability whose sole task is to increase testing capacity.
By
Tony Blair: Theresa May’s Brexit deal isn’t a deal. It’s a political contrivance
Bludgeoning parliament into voting for a bad “deal” under the threat of no deal is no way to govern…
By
Tony Blair’s Speaker’s Lecture: Parliament must give the people the final say on Brexit
“This is a moment when every MP is a leader,” says the former prime minister. “It means voting according to…
By
Labour must beware becoming the handmaiden of a Tory Brexit
It is absurd to say that it is undemocratic to demand that the people be free to have a…
By The political centre can still change the terms of Brexit – Labour’s ambiguity can’t last
If Labour continues to favour leaving the single market, then we are essentially for the same policy as the…
By
From the 1997 election archive: Tony Blair on why crime is a socialist issue
In March 1993, the then shadow home secretary, Tony Blair, wrote the following article for the New Statesman. His argument…
By
Tony Blair’s speech on the Middle East: full text
"The threat of this radical Islam is not abating. It is growing. It is spreading across the world."
By
Tony Blair: Labour must search for answers and not merely aspire to be a repository for people’s anger
The centre has not shifted to the left, says Tony Blair. Labour must resist the easy option of tying…
By