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Blair resignation: Give us your views
So Tony Blair has resigned as leader of the Labour Party and will quit as prime minister on 27 June. We’ve asked people from all walks of life to give us their verdict on the past decade. And when you’ve read them why not post your take on life since 1997?
The House of Lords
Lord Redesdale gives his opinions on how the House of Lords has changed.
Trade Unions
TUC chief Brendan Barber gives his view on the state of the trade union movement after 10 years of Tony Blair
Nursing
Mike Smith is a nurse at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. Here he gives the view from the wards.
Human Rights
Shami Chakrabarti gives her view on how things have changed in the realm of civil liberties.
Education
Dr Paul Ellis and Dr Ambrose Smith give us their views on the last ten years under Tony Blair.
Agriculture
David Uren is a farmer based in Hampshire. Here he gives his views
Defence and the Armed Forces
Michael Clarke is Professor of Defence Studies at King’s College London
Europe
German MEP Jo Leinen, Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, gives his verdict
7/7
Jacqui Putnam was caught up in the 7/7 bombing atrocity and has since set up the Inquiry Group campaigning for an independent probe into the attacks
Diplomacy
Carne Ross is the founder of Independent Diplomat, the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group
Development
Louise Richards, former head of international relations at UNISON, is Chief Executive of War on Want. Here she gives her view
Environment
Tony Juniper is director of Friends of the Earth and the vice chair of Friends of the Earth International. Here he gives his verdict on Blair's environmental legacy
Fidel Castro
The last revolutionary
Steve Richards
On Tory policy
James Macintyre
Miliband's dilemma
Will Self
On Oscar Wilde
Science
Religion and Darwin
Film review
Bright Star
Books
Paul Auster
Interview
Alain de Botton
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