What's Cricket and What's Not: The Secret Sporting History of Tony Blair

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The curious thing is that neither [Tony Blair] nor his media handlers have ever made anything of this fragmentary but nevertheless genuine connection with cricket. This is uncharacteristic. Their usual procedure is to make the most of the most meagre materials in order to construct any account of events which might induce a sense of connection with the electorate. For instance, Tony Blair once informed readers of Country Life that he was 'brought up, really' in the country.

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What's Cricket and What's Not: The Secret Sporting History of Tony Blair

I used to play for the same cricket club as Tony Blair, though not at the same time. It was called the Cricket Pistols, named after the punk rock band which is still indelibly associated in the public mind with the names Johnny Rotten and the late Sid Vicious. My own association with the Pistols was comparatively brief. They were affable, faintly druggie types,...

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