Charles Kennedy – a lovely man, a talented politician, a great friend with a shared enemy

Charles Kennedy was a lovely man, and a highly talented politician. These are the kind of words that always flow when public figures die, often because people feel they have to say those things, and r... Continue

2 June 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

We got it wrong. Now we must have the soul-searching and honest debate we have perhaps avoided too long

After yesterday's very long blog, today a very short one, admitting that I was wrong. Not wrong in thinking Labour SHOULD win, but clearly wrong in thinking we would. Sometimes, when advising people ... Continue

8 May 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why I think Miliband will become PM, why he deserves to, and why that is best for Britain

Elections are among the days politicians and activists both love the most and hate the most. Love because the whole country at least has a sense that this is the most important thing happening anywher... Continue

7 May 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why Ed was right to see Brand, and why it is Dacre, Murdoch and Cameron who are the real rusty rockets

In the land of Twitter Russell Brand goes by the name of @rustyrockets. I wonder if that self deprecating metaphor might be better applied to those parts of the press that take such delight in saying ... Continue

29 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why ‘Villagate’ is about more than football: it goes to the heart of Cameron character and how he does politics

Alex Ferguson once said 'there are two things you can never change - the way you walk. And your football team.' Now as it happens I think some people do change the way they walk. But football, bloody ... Continue

26 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron with another panic move, Miliband on foreign policy, this is not the crossover Crosby predicted!

So as to what utter calamity Ed Miliband would unleash upon us if he became Prime Minister, you can take your pick from the increasingly desperate right wing papers and the increasingly desperate righ... Continue

24 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron is behaving like a man who thinks he’s lost, Miliband like the man who can beat him

Greetings from Tirana, a quick day trip respite from the UK election campaign, to see how one of my favourite progressive leaders, Edi Rama, is getting on. I have worked with Rama for several years,... Continue

19 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The lethargy of the Cameron campaign – is he too posh to push?

David Cameron popped up on the news again last night, as he has done most evenings for the past few years. He was with a small group of carefully chosen people willing to play along with his daily me... Continue

11 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron-Crosby panic stations as their ‘strategy’ fails to click. Old campaign for new times

When Michael Howard led the Conservatives - happy days - his campaign strategist was a man named Lynton Crosby. You may have heard of him. He is the highly paid Australian consultant who has told all... Continue

9 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.

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