Could POSH become to Cameron’s government the satirical tag that SPIN became to TB’s?
An edited version of this piece appears in today's Independent. I have italicised the bigger chunks not in the Indy for any of you who may have read it already, so you can skip to those bits! Also qui... Continue25 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Free research for anyone minded to follow up Independent on Sunday non-story splash
Based on a passage in my diary (clearly missed by The Guardian who serialised Burden of Power last week) The IoS has splashed with 'How Blair misled Cabinet on Iraq.' The Guardian were right to miss i... Continue23 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Gove is playing fast and loose with education as a way of aiming even higher (for himself not kids)
As Michael Gove reflects on his latest intervention, what will have the greater impact on him as he surveys the weekend papers with his usual careful reading? ... the fact that he has annoyed huge nu... Continue23 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron has learned wrong lessons from TB: they should read the books more carefully
A version of this appears on The Huffington Post site today To the splendidly New Labour King’s Place on Monday, and an onstage interview with Steve Richards of the Independent as part of his ‘Po... Continue21 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
How to get signed copies of Burden of Power
I have a new book out, Burden of Power, which is published on Thursday. I know some of you have noticed because I have had a few requests on here, via email, twitter and Facebook, for signed copies... Continue19 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Labour’s team had stayed united, I think we might have staved off a Bullingdon government
I can hardly complain at The Guardian's 'brilliant but bonkers' headline on the second part of the extracts they are running from my new book, Burden of Power. Tony Blair said the words, and he said ... Continue18 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I love Malcolm Tucker, and rate Armando Iannucci, but he should not have taken OBE
Off to Queen's for the tennis today, Royal Box hospitality with a few members of the sporting elite and UK Establishment, hoping that perhaps the UKE's latest recruit, Armando Iannucci OBE, might be t... Continue17 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Murdoch’s phone call on Iraq … a little contextualisation
To be fair to Rupert Murdoch - you don't hear that too often these days - News International were right to say last night that 'there isn't any evidence in Alastair Campbell's diaries' that ' he was p... Continue16 June 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Four MPs will make a lot of difference to Time to Change campaign on mental health
As promised, here is the piece I did last night for The Independent on the two MPs who spoke in the Commons about their mental health problems, who were later followed by Sarah Wollaston and Andrew Le... Continue15 June 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.