How are the mighty fallen. The scheduling of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war has allocated to Alastair Campbell, once New Labour's all-powerful spin doctor, a role little better than that of a warm-up act for the former prime minister. On January 12th he appeared before the five-strong panel, headed by a former senior civil servant, and faced the toughest questioning so far about Britain's invasion of Iraq. Tony Blair-his friend and erstwhile boss, who takes the hot seat soon-will have been watching anxiously.
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