As Mr Blair starts his last week in office by heading to Brussels for talks about the European constitution amending treaty, rumours abound that he has already been offered the job of Middle East envoy for The Quartet of 'interested entities' (US, EU, UN and Russia). Which is interesting, as according to the former UN envoy, Mr Alvaro de Soto is reported as saying, in somewhat unflattering terms, that The Quartet has, basically, made such a hash of things that the role is doomed to futility.
Speaking of people leaving office... the long period of uncertainty over Mr Blair's departure date robbed us of the chance to have the UK equivalent of this.
If I hadn't had the chance to pick one up in a Washington bookshop, I would be rather envious.
In case you're wondering: 578 days and counting...
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