Feeling sad as the Games near end. Let’s keep the spirit going thru legacy, joining in and by celebrating the volunteers

I'm writing this on the train to Manchester, where I will be downing a few plateloads of pasta, trying to get a decent sleep, then waking up to the prospect of a bike ride to Birmingham to help raise ... Continue

8 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In defence of change: A response to guest blog attacking review of children’s heart surgery services

On Sunday I posted this guest blog from Kathryn Batten on the review of children’s heart services. As a result, some of the local papers in the areas covered by the review have reported that I was '... Continue

6 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Reshuffle takes UK closer to America, not in a good way, and misses the point of London 2012

I woke up this morning to an avalanche of tweets in response to my asking on the way home from Stratford last night why the US, so dominant in Olympic sport, appear to be so relatively marginal in the... Continue

5 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Chance for footballers to show that what Olympics fans are saying about them isn’t true – every FC please read and RT

Much has been made of the contrast between the values and heroics of our Olympians and Paralympians, and the often not so great values and not so great values of our multi-millionaire professional foo... Continue

4 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Dear Mr Cameron: Please create a new Department for Sport and Olympics Legacy in reshuffle

There are two big events going on this week, both of which will see people most Brits haven't heard of till now being propelled to greater prominence. The first is the Paralympics and the day by day,... Continue

3 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lansley must give more detailed answers on children’s heart surgery review – guest blog

Fairly low under the political radar, a review has been going on into the issue of children's heart surgery. Thankfully, the number of children likely to require heart surgery is small, so it is not a... Continue

2 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In hiding away ‘inside Ecuador’ Assange is helping a leader whose media policies Wikileaks should be exposing

First, before getting onto the subject in the headline, a restatement of the basic message in my excessive tweets re last night's Paralympics opening ceremony. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Danny B... Continue

30 August 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Excitement mounting amid countdown to seminal life-changing cultural event

The excitement (mine) is mounting ... Not quite to the peak of the day I trotted out in front of 72000 people at Old Trafford with Diego Maradona (I never talk about it as regulars know) and three oth... Continue

27 August 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hard not to like Lance Armstrong, and I still want to believe, but his giving up made it harder

Here is the piece I wrote for The Times on Lance Armstrong yesterday. It was thanks to them that I got to know the Texan cyclist, and this is my reflection on him now, following his decision not to co... Continue

26 August 2012

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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