From Saint Vince to Mr Bean – A Journey
As Steve Richards reminded us on his rather depressing Radio 4 analysis of the Brown Premiership yesterday, a memorable jibe from Vince Cable played quite a part in the political and media mood that s... Continue22 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Still no clearer re Dave’s Big Society
I thought it was a bit off of David Cameron to try to purloin the Pope's UK visit (once it was clearly going to be deemed a success) in support of his 'Big Society' plan. But triumphant though the P... Continue20 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Special relationship not very special film
'The Special Relationship' goes out tonight, and in the build-up publicity, the promoters, as with The Deal and The Queen, have been keen to talk up how much research they did, and therefore how histo... Continue18 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Nothing to say and so little time not to say it
Not had time to watch any news or read any papers (except over shoulders of fellow tube travellers) so beyond knowing that the Pope is in town after a successful Scottish leg of his UK tour, that Bor... Continue17 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Baroness Warsi misses point of ‘we don’t do God’, writes a pro faith atheist
For the umpteenth time, Baroness Warsi, 'we don't do God' was not a major strategic statement, but an attempt to bring to an end an interview in which an American journalist was asking 'one final que... Continue16 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Even if Tories milk it, am longing for Olympics to be success
If there are any proper journalists out there, I wonder if one of them could check out something interesting I heard from a usually reliable source the other day - namely that in every democracy whic... Continue15 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Unions and David Miliband both doing well to resist gestures
Round one to the unions, I would say, in the battle to get themselves into the cuts debate on their terms rather than those of a media itching to portray them as some dreadful throwback to the past, o... Continue14 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Unions well placed to make big arguments v coalition cuts
It is possible to feel in the build up to the annual gathering of the TUC the media desire to generate a sense of some good old-fashioned industrial strife. Union leaders need to be careful though; no... Continue13 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Piers’ and Cameron’s potshots at TB beneath two such ‘giants’
You've really got to love Piers Morgan ... Oh ok, you don't, and I realised even as I was typing the words that 'you've really got to love Piers Morgan' can take its place among the more idiotic order... Continue12 September 2010
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.