Salmond had the clearest strategy, and got the clearest win
After spending the last couple of days being feted in Croatia, one of the not inconsiderable number of countries where politicians still see the Blair political machine as the best of recent times, I ... Continue6 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
We don’t need photos to know Trump is a Chump and OBL is dead
I really do wish the quiet carriage on the Heathrow Express was a quiet carriage. Maybe I don't find the right one, but I find there is nowhere to escape from Muzak, instructions about where to put yo... Continue4 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Secret sympathy for Clegg opens my mind to viewing AV on merits – which means voting Yes
Fiona and I discovered almost simultaneously on Sunday that we were thinking and feeling the same thing. It is a thought and a feeling that dare not speak its name, other than in the confined circumst... Continue3 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Obama gets the tone pitch perfect as he announces Bin Laden’s death
Barack Obama will have weighed every word carefully as he announced the successful operation to kill Osama Bin Laden. He will know that his statement in the White House will be played again and again ... Continue2 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Amid all the wedding excitement, I hope Ed Miliband sees Howard Stoate’s piece in The Guardian
I know Ed Miliband has other things to do today, what with being, unlike TB and GB, at the wedding ... (I'm loving Huw Edwards getting excited about the dress) ... but I do hope he sees the response ... Continue29 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s ‘calm down dear’ Flashman moment was a flash of his vulnerability on the NHS
I think enough has probably already been said and written about David Cameron's latest Flashman moment, though I'm sure Michael Winner was dead chuffed to be trending on twitter alongside the Labour M... Continue28 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
French Presidential election about as tough to call as they come
Just back from a couple of interesting days in Paris, speaking to politicians, strategists, analysts, Terra Nova thinktankers, journalists and bloggers about the 2012 Presidential elections. I met a ... Continue27 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Though doubtless factually flawed, the United film was terrific TV and a great tribute
judging by the reaction on twitter last night, I'd say the BBC2 dramatised account of the Munich air crash went down rather better than the 'let's cash in quick' Kate and Wiliam 'movie'. At one point,... Continue25 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Sad to say, Cameron has Clegg exactly where he wants him
Such is the negative prism through which Nick Clegg is now seen that people are highly suspicious about his sudden pre-local elections, pre-AV referendum attacks upon David Cameron. It is all a bit t... Continue24 April 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.