The only surprise is that he's not doing more speeches for right wingers in America. Much like Giuliani, who raked in millions from poor countries to tell them what they already know, Blair the supposed leftist is pilfering anyone and everyone who can stomach whatever it is he has to say. He's out performing Clinton in terms of generating revenue at the speed of light. Maybe Blair can even sign a few consulting deals with shady countries just like Bill. Moving forward Blair still holds onto the dream of being the first full time EU President (instead of the 6 month terms that exist today) so naturally, having been a failure at home and a whore to the world makes him the ideal candidate.
As Tony Blair soaked up the applause of an adoring Filipino audience at the end of his latest paid speaking engagement last month, a startling statistic must surely have popped into his head. In the space of just 30 minutes, Mr Blair had earned £183,000 – the same as his salary as prime minister.A year ago £80 million would be roughly $160 million but even in this Blair-owned recession, it still equals around $117 million. As they say, there's one born every second. (hat tip to Cat, who has as much love for Blair as I do.)
Put another way, he earned £6,000 per minute for addressing a 2,000-strong audience in Manila, making him far and away the highest-paid public speaker on the planet.
And the lectures, where Mr Blair delivers such pearls of wisdom as "politics really matters, but a lot of what goes on is not great", are only a small part of his vast earnings, which could very well net him a staggering £80 million by the time he reaches retirement age in 10 years' time.
