Steve Coogan spot on in asking where Paul Dacre is in all this. But his time is surely coming
I don't know Steve Coogan but I thought he did a very good job on Newsnight last night, in particular in seeking to make sure the focus from the phonehacking scandal is not just restricted to the News... Continue9 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The day I tried to talk to David Cameron about doing some of the things he announced today
Apart from his weakness over BSkyB, David Cameron - finally - said and did a lot of the right things in his opening statement at his press conference today. Once the questions got under way, however,... Continue8 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg must win the fight for a tough inquiry into press standards
Greetings from Burnley where the rain has just started to fall on the Turf Moor pitch and the first meeting of the advisory board of the new University and College of Football Business is about to beg... Continue7 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron should announce wide-ranging press inquiry as soon as he gets to his feet
Sorry to sound like a tired old record, but one of the reasons the phone-hacking story will not go away is because at so many stages, the key players have handled it so badly. The latest example is t... Continue6 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Cameron does not order broader press inquiry it will expose lack of leadership and moral courage
The latest phone-hacking allegations are without doubt THE media story of the week, and possibly the tipping point which will make it one of the media stories of the decade, which ushers in a genuin... Continue5 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Revulsion at Milly Dowler phone-hacking changes the public and political mood on this
Up until now, News International and the government have sought, and to some extent succeeded, in making the phone-hacking story one that is largely about celebrities. Even for popular celebrities, t... Continue4 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I don’t recommend falling off the wagon as a form of therapy
Back from a flying visit to Dublin, and in the two interviews I did (one TV, one radio) there was more interest in my admission of occasional falls from the wagon than in the matters Prince Charles/TB... Continue3 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
TB and Prince Charles in today’s Guardian – some context
It must say something for the media's belief in the public's insatiable diet for Royal stories that for two volumes running, The Guardian has led its serialisation of my diaries on Royal stories. Wit... Continue2 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guest blog revealing mental health discrimination in CRB checks
As someone who campaigns against stigma and discrimination regarding mental illness, I would like to share with you a letter I received recently from Eileen O'Hara in Manchester. It is self-explanator... Continue30 June 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.