My impression is Blair made integrity and even peity key pillars of is first and subsequent election campaigns, and that widespread feeling he deliberately deceived the public about the Iraq war consequently dealt his administration a mortal blow. Once that opening existed, once his honesty was called into question on one critical issue, the dam burst and his trustworthiness on ALL issues began diminishing. That is not to say there was not widepread criticism of Blair over other matters, but this is the first I am hearing of them.