A (very long) essay on political communications, French style
The post has just arrived and in it a very nice surprise, the discovery that Jacques Seguela, one-time adviser to President Mitterrand, now close confidant of President and Madame Sarkozy (indeed he i... Continue19 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Blackberry/RIM have mishandled things at every stage – but I still don’t want an iphone
Despite doing all this blogging, tweeting, Facebooking malarkey, I remain something of a technophobe. Though I am regularly introduced when speaking as being 'at the cutting edge of communication' I a... Continue18 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The questions do not stop with Fox’s exit. And let’s hope high speed rail not another casualty
It will not have escaped most people's notice that despite Labour being out of power, its senior figures continue to be held accountable whether via public inquiries, a media that sometimes seems to t... Continue15 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
14 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
13 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Labour a lot more relevant than news-comment fused media think
In addition to phone-hacking and all the other dubious practices employed by newspapers, one of the worst developments in our media over recent years has been the near total fusion of news and comment... Continue12 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Good news, and Time to Change will spend new money wisely
A few months ago, I felt a little bit like a school-leaver at an interview, going into the offices of Comic Relief to plead for cash for the Time to Change campaign aimed at breaking down stigma and d... Continue10 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fox looks like he’s a goner – good news for Osborne for now
Having been through a few ministerial media frenzies, and knowing as I do how the press can twist and distort every little detail to feed the frenzy, even with Tories I like to let the benefit of the ... Continue9 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
New shadow cabinet must now defend better, attack better, and win the future better
As Liam Fox and Chris Huhne were embarrassing themselves and the government last night, I won't have been the only one to have liked the younger, more feminine look of the new shadow cabinet. But I a... Continue8 October 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.