Over the past few months Times Online has talked to those who had the closest encounters with the new Labour project - from the Prime Minister's right-hand men in No 10 to the reporters and commentators who observed the workings of this Government every day. Together with some of the most memorable images of the last ten political years we have recorded the thoughts and opinions of the adviser, the diplomat, the minister, the columnist and the opponent - and how they saw Blair's Decade.

1. Listen to The March to Victory

"It was all about hope and it was all about him," Times columnists and Downing St advisers remember the unstoppable rise of Tony Blair and New Labour.

2. Listen to The Spin Machine

"The problem was that the spinners became so visible, so much part of the story that they created this undertone of distrust." How new Labour's marketing men controlled the media agenda but lost the country's trust.

3. Listen to The Wartime Prime Minister

"Blair said to Bush, 'whatever you decide to do, I'm with you' - and threw away all his leverage". The path to war in Iraq, and how it came to overshadow Blair's legacy.

4. Listen to The theory of Tony Blair

Saint or sinner? Visionary - or at the head of the wrong party? Five top insiders and commentators give their verdict on Tony Blair's legacy.

The cast

Matthew Taylor was Labour's director of policy during the 1997 election, helping to draw up the famous five pledges and developing the party's rebuttal unit. Among several other roles he went on to lead No 10's Policy Unit and was Tony Blair's chief adviser on strategy after the 2005 election. He is now head of the RSA.

Sir Christopher Meyer, KCMG, was the British Ambassador to the United States from 1997 to 2003. He described his experiences in the controversial memoir DC Confidential (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

Geoff Mulgan worked at the heart of government between 1997 to 2004, including spells as director of the Government’s Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office. He has also been chief adviser to Gordon Brown. He is now director of the Young Foundation.

Sir Peter Stothard was Editor of The Times from 1992 to 2002. He was granted access to the heart of government during the run-up to, and beginning of, the war in Iraq, and wrote a fascinating account of his experiences in Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War (HarperCollins)

Tessa Jowell has been MP for Dulwich & West Norwood since 1992. She joined the Cabinet in 2001 as the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Daniel Finkelstein is Comment Editor of The Times. Before joining the paper in 2001 he was an advisor to John Major and William Hague.

Matthew Parris writes regular Notebook and Opinion columns in The Times. His autobiography, Chance Witness (Viking), won the Orwell Prize in 2004.

Ann Treneman is the Parliamentary Sketch Writer for The Times.

Times columnist David Aaronovitch is an award-winning writer and broadcaster on international politics and the media.

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