Some debate has been stirred up over the "morality" of the British Legion accepting the biggest donation in its history from Tony Blair, who has promised to donate all the proceeds, including the £4.6M advance, from his memoirs.
There is also speculation as to the rationale for Blair's gift; guilt, penance?
However, one thing is clear, his financial circumstances must now be very solid for him to be able to contemplate giving away such a large sum of money.
He will of course receive tax relief on this donation (estimated by the media at being around £2M on the advance fee alone).
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