In the powerful corridors of Downing Street, Tony Blair was addressed as ‘Boss’ by his staff, but to everybody else, he was the Prime Minister (PM) of the United Kingdom.
To the British media, he was perhaps more than a boss and a PM blended in an eloquent and intelligent politician who spoke his mind with an all-consuming conviction. When asked whether he regretted some of the decisions he made as PM, he was loquaciously philosophical and erudite as ever. He told a rumbling sea of journalists in front of No. 10 Downing Street: “…When a leader decides, he divides.” A leader cannot please everybody. Certainly, Tony Blair didn’t please everybody during his 10-year political governorship of Britain. Many didn’t forgive him for his role in the Iraq war. I didn’t.
Blair’s Communications Director, Alistair Campbell, helped the PM to manage the media very well. During a serious press conference, a lady journalist stood up and asked: “Prime Minister, would you have me now?
