Tricky Tony Blair

When you have a big news story sucking all the oxygen from the media babblesphere it is usually a good time for a skilled politico to do his (or her) thing. Exhibit A is Tony Blair who has called for elections in four weeks time. With the Papal funeral slated for Friday and the Charles/Camilla thing going on Saturday it is unlikely anyone will even notice that there is an election until Monday, which gives us basically a three week race. Labour has a slight lead over the Conservatives. The Economist is curious about the potential affect the ascendant Liberal Democrats could have.