Giggs gets my Sports Personality vote, but I’ll miss the big moment
I cannot quite believe I will be missing BBC Sports Personality of the Year tomorrow night, and if I told you the reason ... oh spare me the embarrassment. I'll give you a clue. My daughter can't qui... Continue11 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tough day for Labour, but tough questions for Tories too
Judging by the instant commentary I witnessed yesterday, I don't suppose the papers will make pretty reading for the government. I haven't looked. But Alistair Darling's statement throws up some diff... Continue10 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alistair Darling’s quiet authority key part of recovery.
Alistair Darling's big day then. Another one. To be Chancellor of the Exchequer amid the kind of economic storms that have battered the world in the last year or so means there have been plenty of big... Continue9 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg risks squeeze as election nears
I bumped into former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown at Heathrow yesterday, and found myself on the same flight. We were able later to swap stories about random encounters with passers-by. In his case, ... Continue8 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Copenhagen really matters. Guardian front page sets scene well
A surprisingly impactful front page of The Guardian today, given that the headline is a non-screaming quote from their own editorial and the only picture an unrelated head and shoulders shot of Helen ... Continue7 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Four years on, what do we think of Cameron’s leadership?
Today is the fourth anniversary of David Cameron's election as Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party. I think we should all just have a moment's reflection, and ask ourselves what we consider... Continue6 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Boris and Waddles, an everyday tale of Tory croneyism
If you want another angle on how 'modern Toryism' might look in power, study the tale of Boris Johnson and Veronica Wadley. Most of you know who Boris is by now. Old Etonian (oh sorry, not allowed to... Continue5 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The Speaker’s wife is a credit to him, and spot on about Cameron’s Toryism
I bumped into Commons Speaker John Bercow at a charity do the other night, and we had a little chat about the need for politics to do a better job of defending itself against media negativity, and abo... Continue4 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
PMQs win for GB was a direct result of Cameron’s strategic failure
So GB trounced Cameron at PMQs yesterday. That was the word used by my taxi driver, who had been listening on Five Live, and by plenty of others who texted, called and variously communicated the view ... Continue3 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.