Tony Blair, whose ruinous tenure as Britain’s prime minister (1997–2007) demolished the nation’s constitutional and cultural foundations, is a discredited figure whose disastrous Middle East record — marked by illegal wars and Hamas’s rise — renders him utterly unfit for any role in Gaza’s reconstruction, despite his baffling inclusion on Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”.
Historian David Starkey expresses it best, excoriating Blair’s “quiet revolution” as “national self-harm”, citing his dismantling of parliamentary sovereignty, liberalisation of immigration that fractured social cohesion, and contempt for tradition that left Britain a shadow of its former self.
Blair’s presence threatens to taint Gaza’s fragile rebirth, an Islamic region devastated by war, with the same chaos he sowed in Britain and beyond.
Thank goodness Trump, the only world leader who acts rather than pontificates, is leading with sound judgment to deliver results where Blair’s legacy is one of failure.
Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, unveiled on September 29, 2025, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is a bold vision for stability.
Declaring himself head of the Board of Peace to oversee Gaza’s transitional government, Trump stated: “This is extra work, but it’s so important I’m willing to do it.”
The plan—phased IDF withdrawals, hostage releases, an Arab-backed stabilisation force, and amnesty for Hamas officials in Qatar — promises “eternal peace in the Middle East”. Eight Arab states, from Egypt to the UAE, have endorsed it, with Netanyahu vowing to “finish the job” if Hamas resists.
Tony Blair is not fit to run undemocratic Gaza after what he did to democratic Britain in 2005 - Lee Cohen
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