[shakermaker]

Any PM to take Britain into the 21st Century would've had it tough.
The Conservatives left us in a right state & I thoroughly believe that Mr Blair was the most successful Labour PM ever.
Remember the world of Margaret Thatcher, Norman Tebbit, Peter Lilley, John Redwood and Bill Cash. Remember tax cuts for the rich, mass unemployment, soaring child poverty and deep spending cuts that left holes in school roofs and trolleys in hospital corridors. Think of the Section 28 anti-gay law and compare that with civil partnerships now.
That is how far Tony Blair's government has dragged the country in a progressive direction.
He leaves behind a country far better off than he found it - and unimaginably better than it would have been under 10 more years of Conservative rule.