If I can believe my ears (and The BBC’s Today Program) Tony Blair is planning to leave office amidst the “wave of euphoria” on his 10 years in office.

Wave of euphoria? Wave of ….. ? W-w-w…. ? Hang on a sec. let’s check http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/euphoria?view=uk

No, that’s what I thought it meant.

Well we all knew Downing Street was a bit out of touch (telling us we can all get Dr’s appointments, confused at why people pull their own teeth, assuring us what parents want is a choice about which crap school our kids attend not a decent school) but to expect a wave of euphoria at TB’s 10 years in office does imply they are not on a different wave length but a different planet.

I don’t want to get personal, as Tories go Tony isn’t that bad, but in general the public doesn’t get excited at politician’s anniversaries. There was a bit of vibe at the queen’s 50th but it passed a lot us by and she’s different to a politician (even if Maggie got confused).  I can’t see most of us dusting off the bunting and trestles for any politico’s 10 years in office.

It’s tempting to say they meant his 10 years in office would slip by in the wave of euphoria that he’s leaving, but it would still be insane.

Note to Spin Dr’s: Politicians do not, in any circumstances, invoke euphoria in normal people.

Comment by Liz Chapman at 8:07pm, 12 Sep 2006

“I don’t want to get personal, as Tories go Tony isn’t that bad” See it’s comments like that, that meant I knew you should have a blog! Class.