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... Continue23 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... Continue21 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 ... Continue20 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... Continue19 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... Continue16 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... Continue13 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... Continue12 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Yet again Tories shown to be failing on crime as more frontline cuts are revealed
As the papers fill up with pre-Budget speculation (most of which will be wrong) and as the Lib Dems wriggle around over health, and Nick Clegg and Vince Cable fight proxy battles over mansion taxes an... Continue11 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I don’t criticise Cameron for his handling of failed hostage rescue mission
I just did a short interview on Five Live on the fall-out (literally in the case of relations between Britain and Italy) from the failed attempt to rescue two hostages in Nigeria. I was preceded by an... Continue9 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.