Blinded by Blair

TOM Harris, Labour MP, praises Tony Blair's performance (for performance is what it was) at the Chilcott inquiry (your report, 30 January). He should have questioned whether Blair was honest or not (to the inquiry and on previous occasions); whether Blair was justified in leading this country into an illegal war; whether Blair's actions have made Britain more at risk to terrorist attacks, and ever increasing restrictions on our own liberties; whether Blair's a

The fact that his only concern was to praise Blair's skills as a communicator shows the utter moral bankruptcy of the Labour Party, which is totally unfit to govern. After all, Hitler, too, was a great communicator. Blair should be charged as a war criminal. This should be done in Britain, so that we may go some way towards purging the evil that he has brought upon this country and, hopefully, restore our honour within the international community.

DOUGLAS HAMILTON

Glenburn

Lamlash, Isle of Arran