Cameron’s woes a mix of out of touchness and media revenge re Leveson
I resisted the many requests from Sunday newspapers to offer crisis comms advice to Number 10 as a combination of granny tax, tax cuts for the rich, pasties, petrol panic and a Tory funding scandal co... Continue1 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Good day to be heading for France
Beautiful sunny day, and with all that is happening, thank heavens I'm off to France later to have a little peek at the elections there. Perfect time of year for France, the government there is not ca... Continue30 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Thanks to Ernst and Young for supporting Time to Change
Here is a blog that will be appearing shortly on the Time to Change website, which I have written about the latest big company to get on board the campaign to end the stigma and taboo surrounding ment... Continue29 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
News agenda still tending to suit the Tories
Just caught the BBC TV news headlines. Lead story new planning rules being brought in by the government. Second story a rise in the cost of stamps. So neither of them particularly good stories for th... Continue27 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
26 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time for Britain to face up to drink problem
Whether or not David Cameron rushed forward today's move on alcohol pricing to distract from the granny tax row, I am pleased he has shown that the issue of Britain's drink problem is firmly on the ag... Continue23 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The politics of the Budget are clear – and the holes are becoming clearer too
If the frontbench had accepted Ed Miliband's invitation to raise their hands if they were going to be better off as a result of the Budget, we'd have seen an awful lot of fingers in the air. I underst... Continue21 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
There could be many more Inequality Moments this week
I am due to be sitting on the This Week sofa with Michael Portillo on Thursday, when doubtless post-Budget discussion will dominate. As regular viewers will know, the show kicks off with Andrew Neil ... Continue20 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The public won’t swallow Osborne’s line as easily as the media do
Half way through George Osborne's BBC interview with Andrew Marr yesterday, I got a bit bored and tweeted that there seemed little purpose to the interview other than to remind people of two things we... Continue19 March 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.