Every British Prime Minister I can think of has written his or (in one case only) her memoirs. None have provoked quite the pre-publication antagonism generated in advance of Tony Blair’s autobiography, A Journey, which is...
Read MoreThe coalition are doing things for which they have no mandate. Scrapping NHS Direct is the latest. They are getting away with it for now, but with proper argument and campaigning, this and other decisions will hurt them later in this Parliament.
Read MoreCameron reportedly wants Ed Miliband as Labour leader. Black propaganda, or a genuine view born of thinking the situation through? I think the latter
Read MoreWhen it comes to reporting exam results, editors do not let the facts get in the way of stories to justify their own (private) choices. But the truth is State schools are improving and private schools, despite the massive advantages, are not.
Read MoreAfter a few blog-free weeks, welcome to my new site, which I hope you like; and many thanks to the French health service for looking after my daughter – and that includes those much-maligned managers!
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"Superbly readable, supremely useful. Unflinching, clear-eyed, honest, raw and revealing, it may be the most important achievement of Alastair Campbell’s vivid and varied life. This book could save lives." – STEPHEN FRY
LIVING BETTER is Alastair Campbell’s honest, moving and life affirming account of his lifelong struggle with depression. It is an autobiographical, psychological and psychiatric study, which explores his own childhood, family and other relationships, and examines the impact of his professional and political life on himself and those around him. But it also lays bare his relentless quest to understand depression not just through his own life but through different treatments. Every bit as direct and driven, clever and candid as he is, this is a book filled with pain, but also hope - he examines how his successes have been in part because of rather than despite his mental health problems - and love. His partner of forty years, Fiona Millar, writes a moving afterword on how she too has learned to live with his depression.
Depression is the predominant mental health problem worldwide - it is estimated that 1 in 6 people in the past week experienced a common mental health problem and major depression is thought to be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. LIVING BETTER is a call to arms and an extraordinary memoir in one compelling and inspiring narrative. This is a book that really could save lives.
"One can only hope that LIVING BETTER provokes a far wider and more honest understanding of the condition" – JON SNOW
Merci @libe - nice piece on LIVING BETTER and much more. And nice play on words in the headline!! Alastair Campbell, Labour dans l’âme - Libération Outed in my self-translation plans. German already done! @Albinmichel take note!
Alastair Campbell, Labour dans l‘í¢me
L‘ancien dircom de Tony Blair, honteux des Britanniques brexiteurs, raconte la dépression chronique qui rythme sa vie.
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Patel:
“I bullied civil servants. I’m the worst”
Jenrick:
“No, I saved a Tory donor £40m on planning”
Hancock:
“No, I siphoned billions to pals for PPE etc”
Williamson:
“Actually, I removed 65 legal protections from kids in care during a pandemic”
Gavin Williamson unlawfully removed child safeguards in pandemic, court rules
Education secretary failed to consult children’s agencies over changes, judges find
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It's going well!
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Trial of Brexit border checks causes five-mile lorry queues in Kent
M20 backlog caused by French authorities testing post-Brexit checks at the Eurotunnel
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