As if we needed a definitive sign that the humanitarian-awards industry was out of control, the former prime minister has received a gong from Save the Children
Did it finally happen? Did the pernicious pretence that is the humanitarian awards industry finally implode last week, at a ceremony to give Tony Blair a "global legacy" gong?
On the one hand, things look promising. Well over 100,000 people have signed a petition asking Save the Children to revoke its award. More sensationally, an internal letter signed by Save the Children staff calls the award "morally reprehensible", which certainly offers a hint of what life is like on the ground, dealing with the sharp end of Mr Blair's "global legacy".
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