Blue Monday may be a PR nonsense, but it’s another chance to talk about mental health discrimination
Part of me hates the Blue Monday thing. Another part of me thinks that anything that gets people talking about mental illness is a good thing. And on Blue Monday (today or next Monday depending on how... Continue16 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The Time to Change campaign needs politicians as well as sports stars to open up about depression
My last blog was about depression and sport. I make no apology for returning to the theme today, inspired by going on twitter to see how Ed Miliband's interview with Andrew Marr was going down - mixed... Continue15 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Freddie Flintoff and friends did a great job for depression last night
Congratulations to Freddie Flintoff and the BBC for last night's documentary on depression in sport. Sport plays such a central part in so many lives, and I have no doubt that the collection of sports... Continue12 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
11 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Ed Miliband’s message is striking a chord amid all the media negativity re him as message-carrier
Today's Financial Times has a full page ad (and a right-hand page 7 at that) for the Business in the Community awards. Down at the bottom of the page are a number of companies and their logos. The com... Continue10 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Disability campaigners expose sham/cover-up of coalition consultation on benefit reforms
Today's blog is given over to a press release from a group of disabled disability campaigners who have exposed the sham that is the coalition government's public consultation on Disability Living Allo... Continue9 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Cameron wants to spread happiness, he should narrow the gap between rich and poor
Thank you for all the nice comments on twitter about the Guardian piece yesterday, an extract from my new ebook, The Happy Depressive, which is out on Thursday. The extract focused on Philip Gould, an... Continue8 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Black Dog means no blog from not-so-Happy Depressive
So I am walking down Victoria Street a couple of hours ago, and a very kindly lady stops me, says hello and asks me why I haven't blogged for a while. I could tell in her eyes that she knew the answer... Continue6 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Do we make enough of the benefits to tourism of the film industry?
During a week in the Scottish Highlands it has rained for a good part of every day. Yet I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend this part of the world for any holiday, at any time of the year, ... Continue30 December 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.