Watching Blair defend Israel shows how successful their campaign to label ANY criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic has been. Pathetic.

Nice to see him take some time off accepting millions from oligarchs and dictators to participate in this interview

Unless it's absolutely unavoidable, Politicians will never admit to having made a mistake.

Bojo and his pals should be in prison

Tony Blair turns off commenting on all his KZfaq videos, which tells me that he doesn't appreciate free and open discussion and doesn't want people to read or share opinions of his material. He strikes me as someone who prefers to be left alone in his own little bubble with his own thoughts and ideas, surrounded by people who agree with him. That's an unhealthy way to be for someone who's supposed to be a political expert. "Listen to me, but I don't want to hear what you have to say".

THIS INTERVIEW IS SEVERAL YEARS OLD.

As much as I like JOB he really did go easy on Blair. If that had been a conservative in that chair then the interview would have been much more probing.

People tend to forget his government negotiated peace in northern Ireland. A very significant achievement.

He’s a war criminal. I’d spit on him if I found him on the street. There should be no rehabilitation. He ignored two million marchers begging him not to enter into the illegal war and he thought he knew better. He should be shamed the rest of his life.

This is real Jamas,beeming at Tony the war criminal

I couldn't think of a worser room to sit in. 🤮🤮

I never thought Tony Blair would get let off by James so easily.

Love thoee cute little smiles James beams to his evil hero

I enjoyed this conversation

3/4 in. No mention of the Pandora papers. Come on James. Also, criticizing Israel's apartheid state does not make one an antisemite.

Funny how much genuinely nicer O'Brien is when talking to someone he largely agrees with.

I think the newer comments on this video explain why the UK is done. It's not the politicians, it's the people. The politicians reflect the people. For example, regardless of whether you hate the guy or not he was right then and has proved to be right now regarding Brexit, 4 years later. But all anyone can do is say how they won't listen to the man because they hate him. So we have a public that is doomed to fail because it can't listen to facts or logic as it is always clouded by emotion. This is the basis of populism and why it has been so successful in this country. Emotion masquerading as logic. The concept that two things can be true at the same time is baffling to this country (i.e. Blair can be bad and yet right at the same time). It's going to take a long time for our country to get back to a sort of logical thought process. I'm not holding my breath.

I would be happy if he were given the chance to speak, at his war crimes trial.

We use Tony Blair as a verb to describe sellout in Canada. e.x. "Wow the NDP really pulled a Tony Blair, they'd do anything to get attention from corporate media!"

The Iraq war was bad but I'll never forgive him for throwing away a once in a generation to radically change this country after the landslide in 1997. Instead we had another Tory government with a red flag stuck on top.

Why was the obvious question not asked; Why aren't you in The Hague Mr. Blair?

Tony Blair should be in the Tower of London for war crimes.

Devils eyes.

Blair should apologise to the relatives of a million dead Iraqi’s and the parents of dead British soldiers, who haven’t got his extreme wealth-they have to crowd fund for justice. He should be standing trial at The Hague

He'll pay for his crimes before his maker, no? Always reminds me of a man who's trying to justify the unjustifiable to fool himself. That smile is pure demonic.

Loved Blair but he clearly still hasn't quite resolved in his head the disaster that was Iraq as being his legacy.

He hasn’t even got the grace to say he was wrong.

No one should give air time to Blair. James OBrien will do anything to support his position on Brexit. Shame on him for treating Blair as anything other than a war criminal.

JOB flirting and fawning like a smitten but lightly argumentative schoolgirl.

What a music star......he adopted politics so well. The change over was seamless 👍 may you sit on the scales of judgment when your cold heart stops

Oh Tony, we know the truth, and all the lies you told, your interview should have been held at the Hague 😉 and being against Israeli aphartide is NOT anti semetic!

The Iraq War destroyed his legacy. Without that he'd be remembered as the best PM since war era Churchill, but he's made his bed.

Came for the black and white view of this man you guys did not disappoint

I am shocket to see ,James let him getaway so easy with Iraq😮 and beeming like a fan boy

Why is this only being released now on youtube, we needed this at the time not behind a paywall

It’s somewhat disappointing to see how comfortable James is around corrupt people such as Blair. Why didn’t he ask him about the millions of dollars given to him by such shady figures

How can you be so comfortable with that person? He should be in Jail for what he did to Iraq.

He just admitted it:We "we kow towed" to the Status Quo! Nothing will change until the "Estabishment" is held to account for it's disingenuity and contempt for anyone who questions the "official line"

How is criticising Isreal similar to Antisemitism? What kind of nonsense is this? Antisemitism has no place in any society. Ofcourse any one can criticise Isreal's policies.

Obviously a Blairite, no detailed questions on false invasion of Iraq. As a former soldier I feel we were led down a path that was avoidable.

JOB’s expression looks like a sixth former meeting his political hero. Sick.

Thought I could watch this, but NO. WHY and HOW can anyone listen to this man (or Bush)?

We also joined the EEC without knowing what it meant.

Sir Tony Blair Lord of war

Still has that rictus grin I see.

As an American, it's quite enjoyable to see former politicians held appropriately accountable. Cheers!

I have to say James is an excellent interviewer. It takes a lot of diplomacy to make your interviewee confront and comment on issues issues they'd rather ignore without feeling under attack.

No Tony, it was not the right decision, you need to admit to it----! That unnecessary war left peaple dead, disabled, and with mental issues!!

Always nice, having a war criminal on.

Sorry, but the sight of him still makes me nauseous. Can't sit through this.

great interview throughly enjoyed

Obrien is in awe of this murderer.

James, I don’t understand how you can sit there and shake this mass murderer’s blood soaked hands 🩸

While Tony was 'disappointed ' no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iran,, the rest of us were rather relieved. Rather revealing, dont you think?

It’s nice to see James beaming with smiles & cheeky laughter (…makes it obvious it’s an old recording - amid all the doom & gloom of present day recordings!) 😩😏🤣 I must admit, I benefited considerably from Blair’s New Labour government (especially in my later teenage years). However, I resented him during, and campaigned against, the Iraq invasion - and couldn’t believe what we were getting into. It was a horrible situation, and a horrible decision that rightly still bothers him. I do believe, though, in listening to him, and appreciate the insight he has to offer and the magnitude of the job he had. Thanks for sharing this interview, I did enjoy it 🙏🏻

Blair is a prize shyster, he has all the predictive power of the Oracle of Delphi. Also I understand his son is now worth £74M

For all ,said about Blair , he’s one of the best liars in the political arena..

I'm quite surprised by this, absolutely disgusting for someone like James O'Brien who always talks with a voice of moral outrage to provide a platform for Blair's rehabilitation.

He didn't listen to David Kelly,,,when you Look into Blair,s eyes what do you see?

Blair kept on telling labour conference that we could not renationalise the railways because of the eu 4th rail package. The margin of 1% win for brexshit could have been Blair and browns fault for negating rail nationalisation resolutions from 97 to 2010 they turned parts of the the left away from the eu

great interview. thank you

Tony your great actor, he pulls or his senses to make himself looks like a genuine human, serial killer. Weapons of mass destruction. Bullocks.

Has anyone noticed that the EU is moving closer to increased federalism and closer to right wing policies? Most Brexitiers believe this to be dangerous and want no part of it. It's not just about making more money

Do you regret opening the door to the whole of Eastern Europe tony (flutter eyelashes)

How refreshing to hear an interview where there is a proper discussion, and genuine listening on both sides.

Thought James O'Brien was going to start crying at some point....HAHAHAHAHAH

James you look thinner than I imagined your radio persona

Its funny that his next door neighbour is Paul Oakenfold -- who is about 5 times richer than Blair, with the theme from Big Brother.

Best thing about this is the quote "When you decide you divide" and that was my biggest takeaway from Brexit - that democracy is much more about compromise and conversation than it is about voting. A vote decides but it also divides but the essence of democracy is to understand and respect and compromise.

So it should. A disastrous decision .

I love the Guy and will forever do.

Like him or loathe him Blair still speaks more sense than half of Westminster put together. He even predicts Johnson in this interview ie 'if Teresa May doesn't succeed they will go for a harder-Brexit supporting PM' (the interview is several yrs old for anyone who decides to start screeching at me)

We all have our opinions on Mr Blair’s actions, but you have to admit, he is a very astute politician.

George Bernard Shaw wrote " Politics is the last refuge of a scoundrel". As true today as it was 100 years ogo

James, I didn't recognize you without your headphones on your head... 😂

All the other issues the EU posed which led to the Brexit vote, could have been mitigated by simply addressing the mass immigration issue, which people were chastised for being concerned about for decades, ever since Blair was in office. That 2015 surge with Merkel welcoming unlimited numbers was the final death knell. If immigration had been managed with a view to integration and to do that, means heavily limiting the numbers, I think we’d still be in the EU. Their tactic of simply shaming those with these concerns rather than addressing the problem got what you least wanted Tony, a majority voting to leave.

Nice James O’Brien giving Tony a pass

I wouldn't ever want to be in the same room with a mass murderer

Why is O'Brien not tearing into Blair over Iraq..he seems to pick who he looks up to..

His point around 9 minutes in is absolutely spot on. Its ok though, we can spend £350m a week extra on the NHS and take back control, make our own rules and so on.

The only man who has defeated the Tories in how many years? We shouldnt overlook what his government did manage to achieve and how bad things have been since they left power. Labour has a serious problem when it comes to chosing an electable leader that will appeal to centerists and floaters. Starmer may be the best of a bad bunch, but failure to win this time and labour may as well give up.

Sorry to admit how distracting the shirt gap is

Look at these smug private school boys thinking they have a clue about people in this country

Why is Blair not in prison ?

The results are in - 52% against, 48% in favour of a soft O'Brien, and hard labour prison time for Blair...

If he had stayed out of Iraq and Afghanistan and not raided private sector pensions, Blair would on balance have been the best PM in living memory. Yes there were other things that people will rail against. But nothing on the scale of these items.

James OB THE MASTER OF HINDSIGHT. He knows last nights Lottery numbers.

I think that the first 5 years or so of Blair's premiership was a big success with a lot of achievements (bare in mind that the Tories opposed many of their policies that went on to be successful), while the second 5 years or so was certainly not a success with the disastrous decision to invade Iraq and other blunders. However I'd imagine that Blair himself would view the second 5 years as more succesful than the first, as he was 'bolder' - quite a few of the policies during the 1997-2001 first term were already established before he came party leader in 1994.

My criticism of Israeli is only dictated by its action, am suppose to stop criticising Israel or any other country just because of others perception!

James pulling punches while talking to a war criminal is not what I was expecting or hoping for. Starstruck and weak at the knees. You should take up softball sir.

He hasn't aged well! That's what dealing with the devil will do to you! Lots of innocent lost lives hanging around his neck

Satan has reared his head again.

THENKJU Tony Bler si politikan end tugedher si europian respekte

I won't disregard everything Tony Blair says because of Iraq. Tony is a very intelligent, articulate man. However, he should be taking part in this interview from a jail cell.

I think part of the reason Brexit happened was because it was obvious the referendum was held on a false premise. It was absolutely obvious the outcome that the government wanted. But they held it, pretending they were giving people a choice with every intention of swaying it it favour of what they wanted. Cameron’s world tour of slagging off his own country made me vote leave. I would never have voted leave without that. Blair summed it up perfectly by accident. Politicians think they know best and only ask the electorate because they have to. Brexit was probably a the biggest F-off in history. Weirdly Mrs May was probably the only person in government that seemed to understand that.

I couldn’t think of a worse pairing

He should be in prison.

That was a lot of fun even years later.

History will be much kinder to Blair than the KZfaq comments section...

I listen to you regularly James. You are normally spot-on with your political views. This was far from that. You would rather be kind to a war criminal than a man who wanted radical change to the corrupt system we currently live under. You're not the man I thought you were. My expectations need to be lowered again.