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Yet the gap between rich and poor grew significantly under Blair, he placed Labour to the right of the Libdems on pretty much every policy and took Labour voters' votes for granted by sticking two fingers up and saying "who the fuck else you gonna vote for, suckers?" - all while lining his pockets...
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I knew you'd bite on that. Iraq was wrong yes - and that's not news. But the left's hatred for Blair and the narrative of his whole premiership as a failure (which is totally untrue) is one of things that opened the door for David Cameron. That's part of what I mean by the bigger picture.
Peace in Northern Ireland, every A&E modernised, a minimum wage, devolution, huge steps towards equality, progressive welfare policies, significant investment in education, Sure Start, etc. etc. etc. Blair changed the very landscape of Britain and I would say largely for the better. Characterise it as sweet PPI and you're doing the Tories work for them.
More importantly he made Labour electable - how's Corbyn doing with that?