Tony Blair may itch to return, but he faces a cruel reality check | Simon Jenkins

Forget the comeback. Only an act of grovelling atonement would salvage the ex-prime minister's reputation

Britain in its hour of trouble needs a Tony Blair. It has a queen, a prime minister, a chancellor, a leader of the opposition, but it is deficient in Tony Blairs. Or that is what Tony Blair thinks. He last year earned £20m from this and that, and feels that now his purpose "is not to make money but to make a difference". The old phraseology still brings a tear to the eye.

The result has bee...