Here’s Good Luck to you, Mrs Robinson
BBC Northern Ireland called this morning, asking me to do an interview about the decision of Democratic Unionist MP Iris Robinson to step down, citing her severe depression as the reason. Mrs Robinso... Continue29 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
One man’s White Christmas joy is another’s football disaster
Both partner and daughter have woken to utter 'oh no' as they have seen the mild rain failing, helping to melt the lying snow, and dent the chances of a White Christmas. He has a lot to answer for do... Continue24 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
My favourite fact of the day – a French decimal time system
Every now and then you read something that makes you go 'wow, I never knew that,' and then it sticks with you sufficient for you to memorise it, not least because you spend far too much time thinking ... Continue23 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A few crisis management tips for Eurostar
If you'd asked me a week ago, I'd have put Eurostar in my top ten brands list. Given its long and tortuous history -it arrived 120 years after the original Act of Parliament allowing for the tunnel t... Continue22 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Do we need same approach to booze as smoking?
There can't be many teenagers out there unaware that if a boy and a girl have unprotected sex, there is a chance of a girl getting pregnant, and/or both getting a sexually transmitted disease. Just... Continue19 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Prepare for tears, tantrums and an imperfect but miraculous Copenhagen conclusion
I don't think I have ever attended an international summit that delivered a perfect outcome. It is the nature of Summitry, the land of compromise. It is also more likely that the more complicated the... Continue18 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
London 2012 and Copenhagen today … different approaches to tight deadlines
There are so many grim headlines with bad numbers in them that this morning one which seemed to buck the trend leapt out at me from the Financial Times. It was not the biggest story on the page - tha... Continue16 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tiger cut off at the knees. I bet he’ll be back
As visitors to our house will know, I have not one but six photos of Tiger Woods on the wall opposite the sofa in the kitchen extension where I do a lot of my work. I bought them from a specialist sp... Continue14 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron Shameron on the need for new laws to clarify Ashcroft tax status
So David Cameron says a Tory government will pass a new law to ensure all MPs and members of the House of Lords pay taxes in Britain. Two thoughts spring quickly to mind. The first is whether, give... Continue13 December 2009
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.