13 November 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
12 November 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
My night in a ‘brothel’, and a warning for my friends at Twitter
Out last night to one of the most extraordinary venues I have ever spoken at. A club in Soho which - not that I have ever knowingly been in a Paris brothel - felt like, well, a Paris brothel. It was... Continue8 November 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A chance to have a great laugh with Jo Brand AND stop people dying
If you like Jo Brand, if you like a good night out, if you have an empty diary on the evening of Sunday November 24, and if you have a passing interest in making a small contribution to curing cancer ... Continue31 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Northern Ireland showed TB at his best
If you read The Guardian, you may already have seen the piece I am posting below. It is an extract from the introduction Tony Blair has written for the book I am publishing next week, The Irish Diarie... Continue25 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Another day, another TV programme showing the dreadful damage alcohol does to Britain
Make sure you watch Channel 4 at 9pm tonight, and see how the wonderful people who work for our ambulance services are drowning in a sea of alcohol. Like Tommy Lemon, who lays to rest the myth that '... Continue14 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On women and booze, and why more and more women are getting more and more worried
When I made a documentary on alcoholism for the BBC a couple of years ago, one of the first people to get in touch was Lucy Rocca who, together with a friend, had set up an online self-help group for ... Continue13 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time to Change gathering momentum – big new names signing up on World Mental Health Day
Every day seems to be something or other day, but when my 'top tweet' is from the United Nations no less, telling me today is 'World Mental Health Day,' I reckon it matters more than most. As an amba... Continue10 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Asda, Tesco, Amazon show we are still in the dark ages re mental illness stereotyping
With apologies to Angela Merkel - I had intended to keep my praise of her as lead blog over the weekend - I feel I have to say something about the current furore raging about the 'mental patient Hallo... Continue26 September 2013
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.