PM’s footie stunt won’t relieve the blues

So having just faced his worst week in politics since becoming PM, what was Tony Blair’s priority for the weekend? Why, to go on BBC’s Football Focus, of course. A chance to step away from the pressures of David Blunkett’s resignation and the controversy over the ‘terror bill’. But as PR stunts go, this has to be one of the dafter ones to come out of 10 Downing Street.