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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 45 MIN

The Dark Lord is Displeased

from Tomlinson Talks · host Connor Tomlinson

Tony Blair published a 5,000 word essay on his Institute's website, criticising Keir Starmer for abandoning the "Radical Centre", and not having "a worked-out, coherent plan for the country in a fast-changing world and are in the wrong political position from which we can devise one and win a second term."But most of the commentary about the essay missed that Blair was making a play to set the agenda for the next government, regardless of whether that is Labour or Reform. By pitching his political agenda as non-political — "where you put policy first and politics last" — it puts Blair above politics, as sovereign who decides what constitutes legitimate political action.Blair already vandalised our constitution, entrenched the civil service as a permanent bureaucracy unaccountable to ministers, and "rubbed the right's nose in diversity" with unprecedented demographic change.Any party willing to take his advice cannot be trusted to form a government. The legacy of Blair must be repealed.Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/58QOx6wkXSYSupport my work on Substack: https://connortomlinson.substack.com/Follow me on X: https://x.com/Con_TomlinsonSupport my work:- https://buymeacoffee.com/connortomlinson- paypal.com/paypalme/ConnorJTomlinson- https://connortomlinson.locals.com/Listen to Tomlinson Talks on podcast platforms:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2lVAFqUZQQTQW8XiNhODP0Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tomlinson-talks/id1811957060Amazon Music / Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/be9537ec-b746-4a5c-9d79-40f8d0a87f19

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