For those who are worried about that'll happen to this country when the great leader finally goes, fear not.

Tony Blair is to chair a review of Labour party policy due to report next spring, indicating that the prime minister may not bow out from office until early next summer.

Mr Blair has secured cabinet backing for six committees to be established as part of the review, called "Pathways to the Future", which will set out the future challenges for the government and the country.

For people who are not living in a fantasy world however, the fact that the soon to step down PM is determined to exert as much influence as he possibly can on the future direction of the Labour Party and the country is just another sign of his unshakeable messianic belief in his own wisdom. His absolute conviction that he alone is capable of taking the "right" decisions is going to characterise his retirement just as much as it has characterised his time in office.

It'd be funny if it wasn't so pathetic.

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