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‘Worry no longer, I am back’ – Tony Blair’s Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything, digested by John Crace

The Guardian UK Wednesday 27 May 2026, 14:14 UTC By John Crace 1 min read
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Tony Blair has released an essay titled 'Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything', which he claims critiques Labour's self-delusion. In the piece, he adopts a self-aggrandising tone, referring to himself as a spiritual leader and the best prime minister the country has ever had. He states that he is returning to comfort the public and shine a light on their "sad little worlds."

Former PM’s essay on Labour’s self delusion shows he is the perfect person to provide such a critique

Hi guys. And the laydeez. It’s me, Tony. You know, the best prime minister the country ever had. The man with the rictus smile, the diamond skull and dead behind the eyes. The divinity who understands everything but himself.

I know what you are thinking. It’s been far, far too long since you have last heard from me. You’ve all been lost in the political wilderness. Bereft without your spiritual leader. Worry no longer. I am back. To comfort and hold you all. To shine a light into your sad little worlds. All I’ve ever wanted is to serve. And to be loved. But I hold no bitterness for the way you all turned your backs on me. So often the fate of many a Messiah.

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