The Killing$ of Tony Blair

Some of us knew what he was. Now everyone can see. I think the worst calumny in his whole dodgy career was as a Peace Envoy in the Middle-East. Pity the poor, bloody, occupied Palestinians.

As somebody once said, it's not the despair that's so hard to take, it's the hope. And, in this respect, Blair does indeed let everybody down. His legacy, if that's what you call it, is still with us today. You can see it in the Parliamentary Labour Party: going to the high court to appeal against allowing Labour Party members a party leadership vote. And using party members' funds for the privilege.

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

Thought it'd be good to give another view on this as I suspect the only other reviewer of this title on this page at the moment hasn't actually seen it, and just has an axe to grind.

I'm no fan of Galloway but he's made a decent film here. It certainly isn't guilty of having 'no structure', and I'd say Galloway is better at this sort of thing than the disingenuous and dishonest Michael Moore.

Galloway eviscerates Blair, pretty much every aspect of his premiership (he believes his only two successes were the minimum wage and the Northern Ireland peace process); such complete takedowns of one politician are quite rare. While there is a great deal of focus on Blair's engagement in the Middle East (his wars, followed by his risible role as a 'peace envoy'), there's also much on the astonishing amounts of money Blair has made. He apparently has around 30 UK properties alone and could be worth £100 million. His other misdemeanours, like the Formula One sponsorship scandal, don't go un-noted.

Seeing Blair in full flow takes people like me right back; the mannerisms, the verb-less sentences, the doe eyes, the halting delivery, the cheesy grin... what a chap!

While I personally disagree with some of Galloway's conclusions - that, for instance, the terrorist attacks we now see in Europe are entirely due to Bush and Blair, or that he 'destroyed' the Labour Party (he won them three elections!) - he's made an entertaining documentary that is not without historical value. Made with professionalism, wittily edited and with plenty of historical footage and an impressive array of talking heads, this a good watch for anyone interested in British politics.

The legacy of Tony Blair is now laid bare for the whole world to see in this excellent documentary. It's debatable whether Tony Blair was a decent person when he became Prime Minister of Britain, but what's for sure is that power went to his head and in the end he was totally out of control and he did what the hell he liked. And hell is what he created in Iraq.

This documentary brings together all the damning evidence against Blair which demonstrates, without a doubt, he is morally bankrupt as a human being. His behaviour since invading Iraq has been absolute diabolical. He basically jets around the world and say or does anything (including praising and "advising" a brutal dictatorship like Kazakhstan's) for personal financial gain.

George Galloway has always been painted as a dogmatic whack job by the press, but as narrator of this film it's hard to see him as anything but calm and rational. Okay, not always calm. And with a bit of a sense of humour and a great accent.

Tony Blair comes across as a money grubbing prostitute (sorry if this gives true prostitutes a bad name) who was always in it for money. And this made him a corrupt war criminal. But very rich. And, for a time, wanted on the speaking circuit by all the world's dictators.

One salacious detail is the possibility that Blair slept with the young wife of a very important old man (I won't spoil your enjoyment by revealing the names). This may pale in comparison with his support of wars that killed millions, but it illustrated that Blair never accepted that he was just a puppet. Puppet's don't sleep with the puppet master's wife. He didn't just want to be Bush's poodle. Poodle for pay, indeed.

This film documented that one man can control a government, by himself, solely with the help of unelected acolytes, in a supposed democracy. If there's one criticism of this film, it is that it didn't really explain how this magic trick is possible. How can a man so often go against not only the will of his country's citizens (everyone knows they don't count for much) but even his own cabinet? Maybe that's an entirely different film.

The Killing$ of Tony Blair. A documentary film about the legacy of Blair and how he's personally profited million$ from his own greed and corruption. As might be expected by a film narrated by George Galloway, it is unashamedly one sided, but benefits from the testaments of numerous political commentators, including Clare Short, Will Self, Naom Chomsky and many others. It serves as a timely reminder of the days when the Labour Party lost its core values and how the apparent mess the current party finds itself, as portrayed by the rich and powerful media, is a mere sideshow to protect the status quo of greed, power, inequality and the politics of fear. Corbyn would approve. 8 out of ten.