Musings on Borgen, strong women, the gap in the UK TV market, and Maradona
The outpouring of jealousy at my meeting 'Birgitte' from Borgen was not quite on a par with that inspired by my 'never talk about it' football playing with Diego Maradona. It was there nonetheless, fr... Continue2 February 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time to think differently about mental health care
The King's Fund has launched a debate about the future of health and social care, called 'Time to think Differently.' They asked me to write a piece on mental health. To find out more about the Kin... Continue31 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Lance Armstrong liked to play the long game. David Walsh has played even longer, and won
I don't recall exactly where and when it was that I met journalist David Walsh, not long after I had met Lance Armstrong for the first time, but I do recall his shock tinged with anger that I had 'fal... Continue20 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s speech timetabling shambles underlines his DNA problem – all tactics no strategy
Here is a piece I have done for The Guardian today. I sometimes wish we had patented "The Grid", the scheduling tool New Labour developed in opposition and subsequently used in government to seek to... Continue15 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
What did the Romans ever do for us (EU section)?
As David Cameron seemingly spends another weekend deciding whether, where and when to make his much vaunted speech on Europe ... as the rest of us ponder the remarkable failure of leadership that has ... Continue12 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
10 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Slowly re-emerging from novel-writing hibernation to see a government that is there for the taking
It's flattering I suppose when people notice ... that I have not been blogging much. It is becoming a new year tradition, like stomach upsets, broken resolutions, sacked football managers and tiny FA ... Continue9 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Gove helping to destroy Olympic legacy plans. What does he have against sport exactly?
The BBC did a brilliant job with their Sports Personality show on Sunday. If I had one small complaint it was in the air-brushing of any politics or politicians from the narrative. 'Keep politics out... Continue18 December 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Good to know Team Gove was rattled by Any Questions blog – here is their (sic) rebuttal
Michael Gove, with his little army of supporters in the media and on the Tory backbenchers, is not used to being challenged over his potty policies which win the support of the mainly privately educat... Continue16 December 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.