Cameron very defensive as he starts decoupling from Clegg
It is a sign of the Prime Minister's new found defensiveness that he is saying to the Daily Mail things they want to hear, and his team are stressing that today's Queen's Speech is no big deal compare... Continue9 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Cameron panders to the Tory right now, he is finished
I have been around long enough to know it is unwise to believe everything you read in the the Sunday papers, but the whiff of U-turn in the Tory air has a credible aroma to it. One word for David Cam... Continue6 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Boris win a boost for Cameron – I don’t think so
It is remarkable how slowly the media moves from a pre-ordained narrative that turns out to be wrong. Boris Johnson having failed to win anything like the support being predicted for him, the win ove... Continue5 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
4 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Don’t fall for Boris Johnson’s ‘I’m not a Tory’ shtick
So tomorrow London decides whether Boris Johnson gets another bash at being Mayor, or Ken Livingstone a return to City Hall. Whizzing through my morning media brief, I see Ed Miliband correctly expos... Continue2 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A plan for the government to save money and reclaim ‘all in this together’ – performance-related pay
In its latest morale-destroying assault on State school teachers (a breed not terribly well-acquainted with the current Cabinet) ministers are considering performance-related pay for them. Perhaps if... Continue1 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guest blog suggesting all is not well in NHS treatment of Boozeland
Regular visitors know how much I will stand up for the NHS, which does a great job for so many people, and whose basic values and principles are currently under attack from the top-down re-organisatio... Continue30 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron and Osborne should heed Alistair Darling’s advice
I don't suppose the two arrogant unapologetic posh boys who don't know the price of milk (copyright Nadine Dorries) would ever listen to Alistair Darling. But they could do worse. Writing in the FT t... Continue28 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Leveson drama will run and run, but double dip recession is event of the week
A Tory strategist (now there's a rare bird) is quoted in the FT today as saying 'I don't think there will be a permanent impact [from recent troubles] if we can show we are a competent government.' T... Continue27 April 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.