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Blair is still trying to influence Labour

The most valuable political memoirs are those that recount the mechanics of governance in a way that sheds light on recent events still fresh in the general consciousness and provide the benefit of experience for future generations.

Everything in Tony Blair’s account of his 10-year premiership on the very day Labour Party members begin to elect a new leader suggests that the timing is no coincidence.