Telegraph spinning, but truth is SNP and Tories share pro-SNP agenda

There are so many different agendas at play in the Daily Telegraph's coverage of a brief meeting between SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and France's Ambassador, that I need to bring my spin deconstruction... Continue

4 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why Australia won their fifth World Cup, and why they deserved to

As Australia celebrates yet another sporting success, time to remember the #PUTOUTYOURBATS campaign, which started with this simple quote. "I picked up my cricket bat and I swung it around a few times... Continue

29 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The loser in the debates was the public – and not for the reasons you think

So after all the hype, the ads, the contorted build-up, the dozens of days of negotiations, the thousands of headlines, the millions of words of pre-match and post-match analysis, just over three mil... Continue

27 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Our national debate risks reducing us to a national joke

To the Canadian High Commission yesterday to chair a very enjoyable Portland seminar on digital diplomacy. One of the panellists was former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer, who is now Hig... Continue

25 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As Osborne proclaims an economic miracle, please read this shaming letter from a sick young person’s mother

I still don't do God, but I know there are many good people who do, and I met one such recently, namely the Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart. We got talking about mental health services, and since... Continue

18 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Venus and Mars, and whether men and women win differently

(This blog first appeared on CNN.com)   Having been Tony Blair's spokesman and strategist for a decade and more, having been at his side through election campaigns, wars and peace processes, po... Continue

15 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron’s ducking of the TV debates – morally cowardly and democratically wrong

How well I remember David Cameron proclaiming how marvellous the TV leaders' debates were and, more importantly, how vital they were to the democratic process in the modern media age. And how patheti... Continue

5 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Australia is a winning country, but it looks to me like Tony Abbott is a losing PM

If Australians awake tomorrow to see a bleary-eyed me talking to them down a line from late evening London, apologies. In addition to trying to stick to a long-planned media and events book launch sc... Continue

1 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Ten more things Chelsea can do on Saturday to show we are serious about Kicking Out racism

Chelsea host Burnley on Saturday, and I sincerely hope there is some kind of action taken by the home club in relation to the hideous incident on the Paris Metro this week. A few ideas to build on wh... Continue

19 February 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.