Memories of Mandela: uniquely inspiring, a good man responsible for great things

Well, I suppose we have all had a long time to get used to the idea it might happen, but that does not minimise the sadness, nor the sense of loss, that he has finally gone. Both are reflections of th... Continue

6 December 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron and Johnson share prices falling simultaneously, Osborne supporters note

David Cameron's all-over-the-shopness continues apace, with one of his 'strategists' (sic) briefing that his new 'strategy' (sic) is to steal any good ideas put forward by Labour. In tones reminiscent... Continue

30 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Suddenly it is Cameron’s Tories looking and sounding like the Opposition, and Miliband’s Labour making the weather

So, if the BBC story is right, whilst David Cameron and Co were condemning Ed Miliband as a crypto-Marxist for thinking 'the State' could do anything about energy prices, the government was trying to ... Continue

29 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If only Smart Alec Salmond could have brought himself to say ‘don’t know’ to some of the questions

The focus for both sides of the Scottish independence campaign is the large number of people saying 'don't know' whenever a pollster asks them how they intend to vote in the referendum next September.... Continue

27 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Many thanks to Jo Brand and Alan Yentob for another successful night for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research

Jo Brand last night became the seventh high profile arts performer to give of her time and talent for free to support what has become an annual 'audience with ...' to raise funds for Leukaemia and Lym... Continue

25 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A chance to have a good laugh with Jo Brand, and stop people dying

If you like Jo Brand, if you like a good night out, if you have an empty diary on the evening of this coming Sunday November 24, and if you have a passing interest in making a small contribution to cu... Continue

21 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guest blog from a poor soul working for Mailonline

One of the reasons I know the Mail is a horrible paper, and a horrible place to work, with horrible values, is because people who work there tell me. I keep urging them to leave, to understand that pu... Continue

18 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cambridge Lecture 2: Optimistic despite press lies re Leveson, new social media oligarchs, Snowden/Wikileaks (and why Merkel is best)

Lecture 2 in my series of events as Humanitas Visiting Professor at Cambridge University's Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, delivered today. A few years ago, Carl Ber... Continue

14 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cambridge Lecture 1: New generation of people and technology signalling end of Murdoch-Dacre generation

Professor Campbell here, with the first of the two lectures I am making this week in my debut performance as Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media (cue Dacre Vagina Monologue) at Cambridge University.... Continue

13 November 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.

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