Statement on phone-hacking settlement
As has just been announced at the High Court, News Group Newspapers have admitted that the News of the World intercepted messages on my mobile phone in 2006, and have apologised and agreed to pay dama... Continue8 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tribute to Forest owner Nigel Doughty, and thanks to Burnley chairman Barry Kilby
Football has lost two of its best club leaders this week, Nottingham Forest's Nigel Doughty to death, and Burnley's Barry Kilby to illness. Barry is a personal friend who loves Burnley, and unlik... Continue8 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Cameron and Lansley plough on with NHS car crash, it could yet be the end of them
I haven't read The Times, so I am only going on an edited version of Rachel Sylvester's column today, as summed up by Labour's media monitoring department. At the risk of offending Rupert's paywall p... Continue7 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Another fine mess for Fabio Capello and the FA
I was sitting right behind Fabio Capello at the Chelsea-Manchester United match yesterday. He never mentioned that he had just dropped a bombshell on Italian TV about the big question that would have ... Continue6 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
3 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Britain needs a few MPs like Canada’s Bob Rae to help break down stigma and taboo of mental illness
I am on the sofa with Michael Portillo tonight (if you get my drift) listening to the wit and wisdom of Andrew Neil, presenter of the BBC1 This Week show. We will doubtless be chatting banks and bank... Continue2 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
So Sir Fred loses his K? So what? Is that to be the only reckoning of the banking disaster?
I'm not sure what to make of this Sir and now not so Sir Fred Goodwin. He was clearly up to all sorts that he shouldn't have been and RBS became a disaster area under his tenure, for which we are all... Continue1 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Francois Hollande could be the beneficiary of Merkel-Sarko election pact
Yes that was me tweeting in German last night, digging into my modern languages education to remember all I could, and surprised how much that was. Truth is, as I am about to say to a conference in Be... Continue30 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
At long last Europe’s leaders realise youth unemployment has to be top of the agenda
Endlich, enfin, AT BLOODY LAST ... Europe's leaders are starting to realise that they might have to do something beyond enjoying the scenery in Davos to address the problem of youth unemployment. Thi... Continue29 January 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.