Unpopular Blair Prepares For Subdued Exit

New York Times May 6, 2007 06:56 PM
It began with an effusive exuberance as Britain's Labor party came in from 18 years of opposition in 1997 in a landslide won by a bright and young politician called Tony Blair. Nothing seemed impossible. He spoke of a new dawn. The party's campaign song declared, "Things can only get better."
Now, a decade later, as Mr. Blair prepares to leave office burdened by an unpopular war and down in the ratings, the song seems off key. In the eyes of some of his critics, things have not gotten better. And they might be about to get worse.
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