The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)

The Killing$ of Tony Blair: Directed by Sanne van den Bergh, Greg Ward. With Tony Blair, Stephen Fry, George Galloway, Guillaume Rivaud. The story of Tony Blair’s destruction of the Labour Party, his well-remunerated business interests, and the thousands of innocent people who have died following his decision to invade Iraq.

“A well made, low budget documentary produced and presented by George Galloway, former Labour MP and scourge of Tony Blairu0026#39;s New Labour.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film obviously focuses on Blairu0026#39;s role in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath, followed by his role as a Middle East u0026#39;peace envoyu0026#39;. Blairu0026#39;s actions in supporting George Bushu0026#39;s drive for war in Iraq are well known and documented already and so most of the footage or analysis offers nothing new.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat is more interesting is the details of Blairu0026#39;s other exploits both during and after his time as British prime minister. These include his relationships with banks such as JP Morgan who employed Blair as an adviser or big business, such as Rupert Murdochu0026#39;s media empire who Blair cosied up to. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe documentaryu0026#39;s strongest point is in detailing the vast amounts of money Tony Blair has made since leaving office through various speaking engagements and advisory roles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTony Blair is a man who has made vast wealth from speaking to and advising all sorts from big businesses to violent dictators. All the while he benefits from taxpayers money paying for his security detail to protect not just him but also his many properties.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVarious talking heads including politicians, journalists, diplomats and political activists are on hand to provide analysis including strong contributions from former minister Clare Short and writer Will Self.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is let down somewhat by George Gallowayu0026#39;s ego which sees him feature prominently throughout the film. And at times he gets carried away by his sense of his own importance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut if you can tolerate Galloway, it is an otherwise very strong documentary on Tony Blair, a figure who will live long in history as a pariah and war criminal.”