Cameron’s lack of understanding of lives of squeezed middle could be his undoing
Very good night at the fundraiser for Ed Miliband's constituency party in Doncaster last night. Good turnout, good mood, and after someone in the q and a had raised the crisis of capitalism, it duly e... Continue26 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Go online for the full Leveson story
As part of my new regime - lost 17 pounds in seven weeks, for which I was surprised to get a round of applause at an awards dinner I hosted last night - I now try to walk at least one journey per day ... Continue24 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Trying to explode myths about schizophrenia
If you listen to local radio, there is a chance you might hear me today, as I am heading for a marathon local radio session to talk about a new report on schizophrenia. Rethink Mental Illness have co... Continue22 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I hope the Mail’s Irish fraud catches the eye of the Leveson Inquiry
What with my best friend dying, too many speeches I'd contracted to do, too many charity gigs I'd committed to, my film on bagpipes taking me to the Hebrides, not to mention an inability to live witho... Continue18 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Italian technocrats not political enough; our Bank Governor too political
It is easy to feel that anything or anyone would do a better job than Silvio Berlusconi, but I can't help feeling a bit uneasy about the installation of the new 'technocrat' government in Italy. No d... Continue17 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Letter to a friend, and a report of Philip Gould’s funeral
If anyone has had enough of my tributes to Philip Gould, I will not be offended if you surf immediately to another website. But I feel I should say something about his funeral yesterday, where a packe... Continue16 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
RIP Alan Keen MP, a real football man in the corridors of power
Another sad death in the political world today, with the news of the passing of the Labour MP for Feltham and Heston, Alan Keen. I first got to know Alan when he and his wife Ann, also an MP, were pa... Continue14 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The economic costs of our failure to treat addiction
A brief word on the conference on addiction I spoke at in Ireland yesterday, and the visit to Toranfield House, which helps recovering addicts. First though, a tourism plug. County Wicklow has some ... Continue11 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron and Osborne could do worse than call in Brown and Darling for a private chat
I was speaking at a dinner last night to businessmen and women who know a lot more about how the economy works than I do. So I was a bit alarmed to see how many were nodding along when I suggested tha... Continue10 November 2011
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.