Why I chose my ten favourite twitterers

I was asked by twitter to give them a message for their seventh 'birthday' and select my ten favourite twitterers. My message for twitter is 'I like twitter because it enables people to create their ... Continue

21 March 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lessons for Labour in fascinating Axelrod account of Obama election win

I suppose political strategists are likely to be more interested in interviews with political strategists than most people, but anyone with an interest in politics, campaigns and the next election sho... Continue

15 March 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Two days to Red Nose Day – time to resist compassion fatigue and keep helping those in dire need

In 25 years, Comic Relief and its famous Red Nose have helped to raise more than £600million, money which has been used to help millions of people both in the UK and Africa. On a trip to Ghana earlie... Continue

13 March 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Next generation of young women needs to get the feminist fight going again

At 55, I am lucky enough still to have three generations of women in my family life; an elderly but fit mother, in her 80s; a partner of the same age as me with whom, I worked out the other day, I hav... Continue

10 March 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

How perceptions change – A night out with Joey Barton, and two happy Frenchmen

This is a piece I did for the programme for last night's big match, Manch...., I mean Burnley v Barnsley. Pix on twitter from a while back! So Joey Barton is a total scumbag, is he not? That would I ... Continue

6 March 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If mental disorder accounts for almost a quarter of our health burden, why so far down pecking order?

With thanks to South London and Maudsley psychiatrist Jonathan Campion, here is a summary of the report I referred to in my debate with Oliver James in yesterday's Observer. This statistic that 23perc... Continue

18 February 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Onsite psychiatric services for major employers will save them in the long run

Here is a copy of the debate in today's Observer between me and psychotherapist Oliver James, arguing for and against major employers providing onsite psychiatric support for their staff. Alastair Ca... Continue

17 February 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A brilliant guest blog on Children of Alcoholics Week

A while back I posted a guest blog from Lucy Rocca, who with a friend had set up http://www.soberistas.com a website aimed at helping people like her, who had had a drink problem, and were now trying ... Continue

14 February 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why manifestos matter, even if nobody reads them (and should we call them something different?)

Below is a piece published by Portland and Labour List yesterday. Among the responses I saw was one suggesting that the problem with manifestos is the word manifesto. It does seem remarkable that so f... Continue

13 February 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.