4: The Helle Thorning-Schmidt One

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a retired Danish politician who was the first woman to lead the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015, and the first female Prime Minister of Denmark from from 2011 to 2015. Hel... Continue

21 November 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

3: The Julia Gillard One

In this episode we have our first ever Prime Minister on the podcast. Julia Gillard was the first woman to be Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party in Australia from 2010-2013. Julia was born ... Continue

14 November 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The GQ Interviews – John Bercow

7 November 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

2: The Kay Burley One

Kay Burley is one of the longest standing news presenters of our times. Kay’s reporting career began aged 17 on the Wigan Evening Post & Chroncile. Since then Kay’s built a reputation as a tou... Continue

7 November 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Sad, but truth has to be told about People’s Vote crisis

Nobody would be happier than I if my time and energies were devoted to nothing but fighting the fight to get a second referendum, a task made more complicated by the election, but still not impossib... Continue

4 November 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

1: The Jess Philips One

We're back!! We've had a summer off, spending some quality time away from each other. But now we're back and ready to tackle all of the worlds problems through the lens of football and feminism. Our f... Continue

31 October 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The GQ Interviews – John McDonnell

11 October 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As Johnson’s latest wheeze falls apart, my speech to French business on what is going on … spoiler alert JE NE SAIS PAS – ET LUI NON PLUS

I haven’t blogged for ages – twitter and telly so much easier!! – but as I am making a long speech today, I thought I would post it here. It is indeed long, though not Cummings-blog-length. Oh,... Continue

3 October 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

How the seeds of fascism are being sown by Trump and his fellow populists

Had a fascinating time exploring mental health services in Australia. Now back in Europe, and realised I have not exactly been putting much on here! So over the next few days I will post some of ... Continue

27 July 2019

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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