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Most of us remember Blair's party campaign song that declared, 'Things can only get better' but now, a decade later, after the initial fanfare of his departure announcement to leave office burdened by an unpopular war and down in the ratings, the song seems sour.
It began with an overenthusiastic excitement as Britain's Labour Party came into power after 18 years of opposition in 1997 in a landslide election won by a bright and young politician named Tony Blair. He passionately spoke of a new dawn for nothing seemed impossible then. Tony Blair led the modernisation of the Labour Party, branding it 'New Labour.' He also adopted a more international agenda after 9/11, sending troops into Afghanistan and Iraq.
However, as the years folded, things only got worse in UK. Things have not gotten better and they even might get worst. Seismic shift in British politics has further undermined Blair's departure.
• The separatist Scottish National Party is emerging as biggest party in regional elections while ending a half-century of Labour's dominance there.
• In Wales too, Labour fell back, while in England, the opposition Conservatives claimed major inroads in running the local councils that provide the foot soldiers in the battle for national office.
Messiah or a false prophet?
As Tony Blair plans to sign off while down in the ratings, the country that once embraced him as a Messiah has now rejected him as a false prophet. The religious tone of the situation won't be lost on Blair as he plans his interfaith foundation and sets off to cure the ills of the world.
Undoubtedly, he will be remembered as one who threw his batch with the American hegemonists to goad the clash of civilizations in his futile attempt to dominate the world.
What will there be in Blair-less Britain?
As the Prime Minister prepares to depart these shores paving the way for Gordon Brown to be Britain's next Premier, the speculations are high about the challenges that are coming Brown's way. It may not be as easy as Gordon Brown might think to fill Tony's shoes.
Blair will leave office, stuck in war mainly on two fronts (the Iraq issue and needless to say, is still the unavoidable issue). First, renewal of a nuclear weapon system and the other one is health service that is in chaos.
Blair might have become ever more glorying in his ability to defy his critics but the only debate is whether it will provide that lasting legacy for good or ill?
My answer is - The world doesn't want these 'superpowers' to lead the path to democracy and I'm glad to see Blair go for the damage done by warmongering abroad.
