BRITISH politics over the past few weeks seems to have been dominated by the question of when will Blair go?

Ever since the last election, this question has been asked over and over again and thrown into the headlines every time.

Since the Prime Minister has already set a date for his departure this constant debating about the leadership of the Labour party seems pointless.

Listening to politicians squabble about who gets to be Prime Minister is reminiscent of young children arguing about who gets to play the super hero.

The constant back-stabbing and snide comments about other MPs is hardly the sort of behaviour I expect to see from the leaders of the country.

It is bad enough when the politicians from other parties slag each other off, but when you have MPs from the same party acting in such a way it makes one question whether they are mature enough to be running the country.

This constant bickering has undermined the labour party, people want to see their leaders united in their efforts to keep the country running smoothly.

Nobody wants to see their leaders fighting over who gets the top spot.

At the end of the day Tony Blair has been a successful Prime Minister for the most part, he has got the country through some hard times.

It is tragic that his last months in office are going to be dominated, not with thoughts of what he could still achieve, but instead the constant fighting of his colleagues over the question of when he is going to leave.