And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Panetta was no fan of Blair, whom he called his “notional boss” inside the intelligence community.
Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’|Josh Rogin|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blair never made the mistake of underestimating Brooks, and his own considerable powers of ingratiation were exercised on her.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was, I think, the friend [eventually going to Selma Blair].
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael Alig|Marlow Stern|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In July 2011, she texted Blair that she had a police interview the following day.
Tony Blair Texted Rebekah Brooks: 'I May Be Some Help'|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here, at the western gate, Colonel Blair's regiment is in open order.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
"It is quite a secret if you like to call it so," said Blair.
Wild Margaret|Geraldine Fleming
Mr. Blair was constantly coming into collision with Mr. Stanton.
Abraham Lincoln|William Eleroy Curtis
Blair, not being on guard duty, had no part in this catastrophe, but I well remember his unaffected sorrow over it.
Hawthorne and His Circle|Julian Hawthorne
A few words of affectionate parting with Hal, and then Blair was again a free boy, the sky above and the friendly waters below.
The Boy Patriot|Edward Sylvester Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for Blair
Blair
/ (blɛə) /
noun
Tony, full name Anthony Charles Lynton Blair . born 1953, British politician; leader of the Labour Party (1994–2007); prime minister (1997–2007); Middle East peace envoy from 2007