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... Continue

27 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On twitter etiquette – and why Tories would be wise to reveal all quickly re funding and access, right and wrong

I enjoyed meeting the comedian Dave Gorman on Andrew Neil's This Week programme, when he led a discussion on the etiquette of twitter. One of the points he made was that when something happens which i... Continue

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... Continue

23 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... Continue

21 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 ... Continue

20 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... Continue

19 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Business chiefs attack govt growth plans as Osborne prepares to reward tax avoiders

Am rushing out in a minute but just wanted to post an extract from this morning's Labour Party media monitoring brief, which they still kindly send me by email every morning. It is self-explanatory. A... Continue

16 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Getting something good from a double tragedy – please support the Beldon Challenge

I have written on here before about the tragic death of Gareth Crockett, who was killed in Anglessey last year whilst trying to raise £10,000 by cycling more than 500 miles  and running four maratho... Continue

13 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guest blog on the need for the public to see the full story re Motorman

An interesting piece from Brian Cathcart, a founder of the Hacked Off campaign, who teaches journalism at Kingston University London, on the campaign's website. There is an open secret at the Leveson... Continue

12 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.