Ed Miliband’s message is striking a chord amid all the media negativity re him as message-carrier
Today's Financial Times has a full page ad (and a right-hand page 7 at that) for the Business in the Community awards. Down at the bottom of the page are a number of companies and their logos. The com... Continue10 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Disability campaigners expose sham/cover-up of coalition consultation on benefit reforms
Today's blog is given over to a press release from a group of disabled disability campaigners who have exposed the sham that is the coalition government's public consultation on Disability Living Allo... Continue9 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Cameron wants to spread happiness, he should narrow the gap between rich and poor
Thank you for all the nice comments on twitter about the Guardian piece yesterday, an extract from my new ebook, The Happy Depressive, which is out on Thursday. The extract focused on Philip Gould, an... Continue8 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Black Dog means no blog from not-so-Happy Depressive
So I am walking down Victoria Street a couple of hours ago, and a very kindly lady stops me, says hello and asks me why I haven't blogged for a while. I could tell in her eyes that she knew the answer... Continue6 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Do we make enough of the benefits to tourism of the film industry?
During a week in the Scottish Highlands it has rained for a good part of every day. Yet I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend this part of the world for any holiday, at any time of the year, ... Continue30 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Happy Christmas from the Happy Depressive
Just arrived in the very wild and wet Scottish Highlands, to be told by all and sundry that 'this is nothing' compared with the wetness and wildness of a couple of weeks ago. It is however beautiful a... Continue24 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Her divisiveness is far from being the only reason Thatcher should not get a State funeral
That the idea of a State funeral for Margaret Thatcher is even on the agenda says something for the extent to which the Right wing in Britain still sings the best tunes the loudest across our politics... Continue22 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Help fight the online dominance of the Right
I know times are hard for a lot of people, and Christmas makes them harder than ever on the financial front, so I hope you don't mind me using this pre-Christmas blog to ask regular visitors to chip i... Continue21 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
17 December 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.