With a groundswell of opinion attacking Blair for not returning early from his hols because of the Tsunami disaster, are the brits looking for a President rather than a PM? My point is that in times of bereavement etc succour should be given under our system by the Royal Family.Surely the reason for their existence is to be seen with"their people", visiting hospitals, bereaved, Queen's message to the nation etc.
Blair has ministers and Civil Servants quite able to cope at home, and with modern communications there was no reason at all for him to return to an office to make his decisions.His leadrship can be exercised anywhere.
Therefore, is the call for him to come home to represent the people and their feelings really the death knell of the Royal Family? Are they now proven redundant in the psyche of the British people?