Blair's legacy

[Declan]

So now that the great man is stepping down what will his legacy be?
Will Iraq dominate the history books or the NI solution or his governance of the UK?
Answers on a postcard

[stephenite]

IRAQ, IRAQ, IRAQ

And his lap dog approach when dealing with Satan

[An Fear Rua]

The first british president....

[Donagh]

Ruining the once socialist British Labour Party.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Iraq
Making New Labour more Tory
Kissing Bushes arse - shame shame

But he deserves some credit for sticking with the Peace process!

[Uladh]

He perfected the art of superficial politics and put it front and centre as the only way to succeed.

Looking ernest & solomn and speaking in a tone conducive to sounding important, while saying absolutely nothing goes a long way.

[Declan]

Listening to the BBC - they are saying that the majority of commetns from UK are negative whereas comments from rest of the world are more positive

[Billys Boots]

My abiding memory of Blair will always be when Eamonn Dunphy called him a 'three pound note'. 

[magickingdom]

i think he fcuked up in iraq but imo he always meant well. after the thatcher years he was a pleasure. i really believe he is one of lifes good guys (tho if i was iraqi i might not think that)...

[GweylTah]

Blair will only be remembered for Iraq.

I doubt that  - in a few years, it'll be just another overseas war. 

[his holiness nb]

But it was his overseas war.
The "lapdog to Bush" tag will stick I reckon.

[Hardy]

Bertie on Blair - he left a priceless legacy of peace in Ireland and will hold an honoured place in Irish history.

I can't argue with that

[Hardy]

Well, I think that's a bit harsh. At least he worked hard at it and delivered his part of it and arguably what's resulted is more stable and potentially lasting than anything that might have been imposed just to meet a schedule. Did it matter that much how long it took, as long as they were at least working towards it, rather than murdering each other?

What other Taosieach in history would have been able to say about any British PM what Bertie is able to say (and clearly mean) about Blair?

[balladmaker]

And he was the first British PM to acknowledge the detrimental role his country's government played during the famine in Ireland.

However, his legacy will depend on who you ask.....for the vast majority of people, I think it will be his role in aiding and abetting mass murder in Iraq under the cover of an 'illegal' war, all for the sake of the petrodollar.

[GweylTah]

What other Taosieach in history would have been able to say about any British PM what Bertie is able to say (and clearly mean) about Blair?

The change in tone between the premiers of both countries started with Major and Reynolds - the latter has paid huge tribute to Major for his role in the the peace process.