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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.

Media

Greg Dyke gives his views on the British media over the last ten years.

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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.

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Education

Dr Paul Ellis and Dr Ambrose Smith give us their views on the last ten years under Tony Blair.

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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

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More in Blair Your Views

Diplomacy

Carne Ross is the founder of Independent Diplomat, the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group

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Development

Louise Richards, former head of international relations at UNISON, is Chief Executive of War on Want. Here she gives her view

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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

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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