So Tony’s reason for his visit to darkest East London?? Well it seems that certain kinds of chest infection have recently declined so this was an opportunity for Saint Blair to spin himself some positive coverage as the rest of the health service crumbles under New Labours mismanagement and the profiteering of the ever encroaching private sector. Had Tony been really interested in chest infections then he could have visited any of London’s hostels for the homeless where Victorian ailment TB is making a remarkable comeback. This however would have resulted in some awkward questions like: How come there are more homeless after ten years of New Labour? Why is the gap between rich and poor higher than ever? ect….

Like everything else that this government does; spin was the order of the day so Mr Blair was taken around the facility in a carefully stage managed journey where all voices of dissent were either silenced or kept out of sight. One such voice was local community activist Carol Swords who was bundled out of the hospital grounds by local cops for…well, being there. One query she had for his holiness was: ‘Is this hospital going to be here in two years time’. Not an unreasonable question when you consider that NHS privateers have decided that this facility will almost certainly be amalgamated with others in the area to cut costs. This means that in the not too distant future this site will be sold off as prime real estate to property developers and turned into yuppie flats. Of course by then his majesty wont have to concern himself with such things as he will be the USA’s most popular after dinner speaker earning a mere100 grand a night to spout his holier than thou shite to Americas neo-con ruling elite. That’s of course assuming that he has time to fit such things into his busy post premiership schedule of lucrative directorships and his ongoing tour of free holidays at crap musicians villas.

At one point during the proceedings a journo from Sky News had the audacity to ask his royal highness an unscheduled question. What did Mr Blair think of the execution of Saddam Hussain? The answer he got was that today Mr Blair will only talk about the health service and nothing else (like he gives a shit about that with his private insurance). So the next time Mr Blair will have to express an opinion on Mr Hussain being lynched by a bunch of goons dressed as bank robbers while their mates jeer and film the proceedings on their mobiles will be next Wednesday during PMs questions. Nearly two weeks after the event. Of course its just coincidence that the execution happened while Blair was on holiday? The truth is out there…