COULD ‘LORD’ BLAIR RETURN AS ‘PRIMUS INTER PARES’ – FIRST AMONG EQUALS?
WARNING 1: If he did it would not be for three or four years, when Labour finally comes to its senses. He would have to be put forward for a peerage by the Prime Minister. Perhaps Cameron might not be so keen, then, knowing the powers of his great hero. And Brown is hardly likely to do so now. Keep your eye on the summer’s Honours’ List, in case. WARNING 2: He said in this Mirror interview in December 2005 that he would NOT want to become a peer – “it is not my scene”. Then again, if he didn’t have to be a working peer, as “first among equals” he might just re-consider. If we needed him that much. Primus inter pares or First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. When not used in reference to a specific title, it may indicate that the person so described is technically equal, but looked upon as an authority of special importance by his peers. In some cases it may also be used to indicate that while
