You try to assess Tony Blair’s legacy in your main leader (“How Will History Judge Him?” May 12, 2007). But there are two kinds of history, to be sure. In the kings-and-battles variety, he is likely to come second to Margaret Thatcher, who gave the lasting imprint to an entire era, punctuated by the collapse of the Soviet Union. For better or worse, he completed what she started. Sadly, he will come second in the sweat-and-tears variety of history, as well. Once again, he will be shown to have been a reaction of the British people to the Thatcher strife and uproar. An overreaction, to be more precise. When Blair came to power, too much was expected of him. That is, too much hope was invested in him. In hindsight, he could not but disappoint in the end. In this version of history, the onus will be on the British people, though. It is they who had unwittingly created yet another Thatcher, after all.