On Blair's alleged £5 million donation to the casualties of his vanity ventures:

Is there no-one in the United Kingdom who can manage to utter the words "What a kind, compassionate, philanthropic gesture"? Apparently not.

"... Blair's humility would be a little easier to swallow if he wasn't also selling a £150, limited-edition version of his book, mocked up to look like the Bible." (Hadley Freeman)

I suspect that in, perhaps five, perhaps a few more years some people will be saying "What happened to the five million? When's it coming?" A spokesperson for the British Legion will be wheeled out to say, "I'm sure that this is an administrative mix-up. With a little time and goodwill it can be sorted out."
Blair will be hard to find, and tight-lipped when cornered. Some money may arrive eventually - but £5 million?

Who can forget the heroic effort of Jeffrey Archer back in 1991 in raising £57 million for the beleaguered Iraqi Kurds (though some cynics claim it was a lot less). One day, I'm sure, the Kurdish people will receive that generous gift.