Coming from a Murdoch media outlet, it is a good description of the dire straits in which Blair put himself. Blair can no longer use the fear of a Tory victory to keep his people in line. The resurgent Liberal Democrats are fast becoming the second largest party in the UK.
If I was living in the UK, I would have left Blair and his New Labour behind and joined the antiwar Liberal Democrats of Charles Kennedy (who attended Indiana University by the way).
BLAIR URGES PARTY UNITY Tony Blair has urged left-wingers not to return to the in-fighting that kept Labour out of power for 18 years.
The Prime Minister warned a return to the confrontations of the past risked throwing away Labour's dream of an historic third term in power.
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Meanwhile, the majority of voters believe Mr Blair is dishonest, according to a new poll.
The ICM survey for the Daily Mail found that 59% of those polled said they did not believe the Prime Minister told the truth about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13166468,00.html