On News International phone-hacking and Cameron
When The Guardian reported last year on the scale of alleged phone-hacking by the News of the World under then editor Andy Coulson, there was considerable broadcast media coverage, but within 24 hours... Continue24 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
GB, temper or not, a better leader for Britain than DC
I thought David Steel was rather good on Newsnight last night. I was half asleep, if woken by the shouting match between JP and Andrew Rawnsley, but Steel's main point seemed to be a lament that this ... Continue23 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron inquiry call says more about him than GB
Interesting moment at BBC London - I was there to be interviewed by Robert Elms about my book and my views on matters London - when the 'news' was announced that David Cameron had 'called for an inqui... Continue22 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Some great stuff in The Observer today
There is some fantastic stuff in The Observer today. As I am heading to Villa to see Burnley later today, forgive me if I am a bit rushed and so only point out four things. 1. is the final paragraph... Continue21 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Game definitely on. If polls narrow more, Tory jitters set in
Good speech by GB, good interview by Douglas Alexander in The Guardian, and a few more narrowing polls may well see Tory jitters becoming a fullscale wobble. The pundits are being pretty dismissive o... Continue20 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron so right about pigs in pokes
'Preying on young children before they have wised up to what is being sold to them isn't right.' So says David Cameron on the issue of 'sexualising' of children through marketing and advertising. Hear... Continue19 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
How twitter is changing balance of power in film indsutry
Movie industry marketing men, provided they had an A list cast and a big advertising budget, were once guaranteed a minimum of three days' major takings at the box office. The sheer weight of such a ... Continue18 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Thanks for the thanks. Is online shopping not always like this?
It is as a statement of fact, rather than with any pride, that I confess to a certain phobia about online shopping. True, I am not that big a shopper anyway, and tend to come out in something of a ra... Continue17 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
There’ll be another New Big Idea along in a moment
So the Tories' New Big Idea (NBI) is the Co-op. They say. Interesting though that the Newsnight report on the NBI used as part of its explanation a film report showing where Labour already does i... Continue16 February 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.