I take my hat off to a genius briefer
Apart from taking a sneaky look at the rather risque pictures of Samantha Cameron over someone's shoulder on the tube, the only paper I have seen today is The Guardian. And every now and then, you ju... Continue22 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
With Hague disabled, Labour team v Tory team even more important
Not had time to read any of the papers, not heard any of the news, but the debate that has suddenly kicked off on my Facebook page re William Hague and Lord Ashcroft tells me that one has some way to ... Continue19 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tory lack of clarity gets candidates jittering
There now follows an extract from this morning's media monitoring report by the Labour Party.... ‘Conservatives left puzzled by policy pyramid' (Timesp4) - ‘Wired up but not fired up for IT elex'... Continue18 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Is Kate Winslet’s split more important than Michael Foot’s funeral?
Like comments on blogs, sometimes the best 'Letters to the Editor' are the shortest ones, and I quote one such from today's Guardian, from Christopher Bell of Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. 'Thank you f... Continue17 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Sir Trevor did no favours for Cameron
If I say 'Gordon Brown/Piers Morgan interview' the chances are it will trigger some kind of response, that a memory either of the event or of the coverage will come to mind. It showed a more human si... Continue16 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Support the Street Kids World Cup
A few months ago I wrote about a fundraiser I did with Jamie Redknapp, Eduardo and Simon Mayo to raise money for the Deloitte Street Child World Cup in South Africa. I return to the subject today be... Continue15 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Bumping into Peter M on the fundraising campaign trail
I really hope Peter Mandelson is not too downhearted by the news doing the rounds on twitter and elsewhere that I attracted a bigger crowd to my Manchester fundraiser on Saturday night than Peter did ... Continue14 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Adonis shows the way on transport, and debates
It was inevitable that the sight of three Labour MPs and a Tory peer walking into court would dominate the news agenda yesterday. Of course it was a real story, but of far greater lasting significanc... Continue12 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The record needs a better hearing – Labour and Tory
Due to a scheduling balls-up, I was last night at a Labour fundraiser in Greenwhich when I would rather have been at Burnley's re-arranged home match against Stoke. Of the fundraiser, more later, but... Continue11 March 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.