Thus, the party was formed on the basis of saying radical stuff, getting an award for it and then supporting a huge world war fought to make the world safe for imperialism. The New Labour Era was the pinnacle of these founding ideals, with Tony Blair getting elected on a radical platform, getting rewarded with the position of Middle East Peace Envoy, and then supporting the War in Iraq. Labour's symbols in the past have included the Red Flag, the White Flag, and a red rose — a symbolic reference to the magic money tree under which the party was first created in 1900.