Cameron, Clegg, Hague and Fox could do with some basic lessons in government and politics

My God they are still blessed, this Tory government. Can you even begin to imagine the hue and cry, the howling, raging, screeching tone of the papers and the tellybabblers if a Labour government's ha... Continue

25 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A word of defence for William Hague, and a reminder of Gaddafi and WMD

I didn't hear William Hague's interview on the Today programme - I am a silence person first thing - but the avalanche on twitter suggested he didn't do terribly well. I thought I would offer a word ... Continue

24 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

I am now confused re Big Society and DC’s foreign policy. Someone please explain

I remain confused by the Big Society concept, as I think are we all, including its author. My hunch is that when DC was trying to 'rebrand' the Tory Party, he wanted something that set himself apart f... Continue

23 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Olympic project takes a big step in the morning

Just back from seeing West Ham sneak a 5-1 win over Burnley, allowing us to concentrate on the League while they concentrate on relegation. Depending on who goes up and who goes down, it could be the... Continue

21 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Operation Get-a-Grip – hilarious to see Cameron going back to Blairite centralisation

David Cameron was always quite fond of criticising the centralising Number 10 system which operated under Tony Blair. So it is highly amusing to watch him steadily shift towards the kind of centralis... Continue

20 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A few weeks trying to teach challenging kids makes me respect teachers even more

March 2 sees the start of Jamie Oliver's latest TV project, Dream School, in which he, I and other non-teachers try to teach 20 young people who have gone through the school system without success. Th... Continue

19 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hezza signals discontent at lack of Cameron grip, but Osborne won’t U-turn yet

I got back from Leicester in time to catch a bit of Question Time and was interested to see that the audience seemed mildly supportive of the government's U-turn on the sell-off of forests. It was a ... Continue

18 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time running out for Tories’ ‘all Labour’s fault’ mantra

The Tories have had a very good run with their 'it's all Labour's fault', but it is slowly coming to an end. With the public, or at least the centre of gravity of public opinion, I think it came to ... Continue

17 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Royals owe one to the film people

I think that despite the risks of Jonathan Ross saying something daft, and despite the risk of speeches over-running, the Beeb should rethink coverage of the Baftas and go for it live. Yet another exa... Continue

14 February 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.