Blair isn't a liar, he's a genuine believer - which made him so dangerous

After a seven year wait, the Chilcot Report has come back with some quite damning conclusions about the build-up to the 2003 invasion, and the lack of planning for post-war Iraq. I think we’ve certainly learned our lesson about not changing a country’s entire political set up without a credible alternative in place – that will never happen again, thank God.

I’m particularly interested by one note Tony Blair sent to George Bush on March 26th, 2003, a week before the invasion, in which he said the ‘fundamental goal’ of the war should be to create a new ‘world order’. ‘This is the moment when you can define international priorities for the next generation – the true post-Cold War world order. Our ambition is big – to construct a global agenda around which we can unite the world.’

Blair said the war was part of a bigger plan to ‘spread our values of freedom, democracy, tolerance and the rule of law… That’s why, though Iraq’s WMD is the immediate justification for action, ridding Iraq of Saddam is the real prize.’