A couple of good signs amid fast-changing economic scene
One of my main themes out on the speaking circuit is that Europe is not adapting quickly enough or well enough to perhaps the single most important geostrategic change happening today - the shift of p... Continue22 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
No matter how good or bad Crosby may be, Cameron remains the problem
Quite a few journalists at last night's Portland Communications pub quiz, and one or two of them asking me what I thought of the Tories' planned hiring of Australian consultant Lynton Crosby. The gene... Continue21 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
19 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Easy to blame politicians and media for apathy, but public need to take a look at themselves too
The government has rightly been criticised for the lacklustre nature of their campaign to promote the need for their 'flagship' policy of Police Crime Commissioners. Likewise the media has been crit... Continue17 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Practical lessons for Labour from Obama’s re-election – guest blog
This blog comes courtesy of a friend of mine, Greg Nugent, who until recently was part of the London 2012 team under Seb Coe which helped deliver the best Olympic and Paralympic Games ever. It must... Continue15 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guest blog from Rethink chief executive Paul Jenkins on Schizophrenia Commission Report
Slowly, progress is being made on the mental health front. The government has committed to parity of treatment between mental and physical illnesses. Ed Miliband made an important speech recently m... Continue14 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
As Entwistle falls on his sword, I wonder what Chris Patten’s next big Establishment job will be
Chris Patten, the son of a jazzman, and a Catholic, is not a traditional Establishment figure. But one of the powers of our Establishment is its ability to allow in certain outsiders, provided they th... Continue11 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Obama learns from Abraham Lincoln, as they all do. But there are lessons from Lyndon Johnson too
By an accident of timing, I was reading the latest of Robert Caro's vast books on Lyndon Johnson on a flight yesterday, and reached the point where President Kennedy was assassinated, and Johnson had ... Continue7 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On France’s non economy, German efficiency, and Helmut Schmidt’s view of the world
I know there are few things more irritating than powerful or well-known names (I was allegedly the former once, and in so allegedly being became the latter in some parts of the world) hitting the blog... Continue4 November 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.