Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to unveil the crucial three-year settlements for departments in just over a week, amid mounting pressure on the public finances.
In a high-profile intervention last month, Mr Blair savaged the Government's obsession with Net Zero, saying voters were being asked to make 'financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle'.
Nigel Farage 's outfit gained more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in last week's contests, to send a lightning bolt through Westminster.
Ed Miliband is ramping up his Net Zero zealotry, despite the blackout chaos that the failure of wind and solar brought to Spain and Portugal this week.
Ignore the subsequent declarations of both sides that they are on the same page as far as Net Zero is concerned. They aren't. Sir Tony knew exactly what he was doing.