Airstrip One

I Wish

Speaking en route to the capital Abuja, a relaxed-looking Mr Blair said that if he had listened to those criticising his international initiatives he would never have become involved in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Macedonia or India and Pakistan.

He said that if he had listened to Britain's Conservative opposition he would not even be involved in Europe.

No such luck. The Tories backed him on almost everything, and are still opposed to withdrawal from the European Union.

It gets worse:

"You cannot live like that, so I let the criticism pass me by," he said.

Who says you can't? Switzerland seems to be doing rather well.