Francis Bennion -

'In his book THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM Mr Bennion has correctly diagnosed Blair's contempt for his own country and his ambition to refashion it as a province of a foreign land.'

Norris McWhirter-

'Legal author and former parliamentary draftsman, Francis Bennion, has been driven to write THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM in 70 brief but biting chapters. The word "Blairism" has recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The best summing up of this new antidote to "spin" comes from Lord Tebbit (as above).
Francis Bennion is a most unusual lawyer. It is very rare for a lawyer to move the courts in private prosecutions, yet it was Mr Bennion who, with considerable difficulty, succeeded in getting Mr Blair's Cabinet Minister, Peter Hain, convicted of criminal conspiracy at the Old Bailey.
Mr Bennion's range of epithets, as applied to our twice-elected Prime Minister, is extensive. There are mild ones, concerning his presidential style and overweening ambition and "clammy populism". This is stepped up when describing megalomaniac behaviour, treachery, hypocrisy and even acting traitorously.
It is abundantly clear that the author, who dedicates his book to TFA Council Member Gerald Howarth MP, is desperately concerned about "our beloved land". His final word is: "England holds a special position for Blairites - a little below that of every other country in the world . . . "'
- (Freedom Today, February/March 2003)

The Commonwealth Lawyer says-

The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who rode to power on the crest of a massive wave of popularity in May 1997, has seen quite a lot of that popularity disappear in recent months. He has been the subject of many unflattering articles in the press, and this book by Bennion, a well-known legal and political commentator, offers a taste of that genre of journalism. The 70 articles comprising this book span a wide range of subjects, from fox-hunting, through elections and referendums, to the Ulster problem, but lawyers will find Bennion's offerings on such issues as the reform of the House of Lords, the Human Rights Act, the proposal to curb jury trials, an Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service, tax law reform, the use of the Parliament Acts, and the International Criminal Court, particularly interesting. The essays are full of wit and wisdom, many of them in the hallowed tradition of British parliamentary sketch-writing.
(August 2003)

Ann Lyon

Her review (from http://www.baronage.co.uk/2003b/blairism.pdf) can be viewed here:

Ann Lyon review of THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM

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