That was one thing I never got either - Blair is not exactly the most popular man in the Middle East so making him a peace envoy is surely only going to inflame the situation? It's like making Harold Shipman the matron of the local old people's home it defies such logic.

As for your other point I have no allegiance to any political party myself, they're all as bad as each other. To be honest I'm a typical example of the disillusioned youth when it comes to politics at the moment.