Fees protest taking heat off Tories; and good luck to Ken Clarke re mental health in prisons
When was the last time you saw David Cameron, George Osborne, Michael Gove or David Willetts being put under real pressure to make the case for the trebling of tuition fees? I ask because it is their... Continue7 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Varying views on Cameron’s five years as Tory leader
Is it really five years since David Cameron became leader? So it would seem. The Independent asked me for a brief judgement on those five years, which is included below among a group of people asked t... Continue6 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Fifa were a country, it would not look like Britain
Here is the piece I have done for today's Daily Telegraph on the fallout from the Fifa decision to hand the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar. The Telegraph headline is 'If Fifa were a coun... Continue4 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On World Cups, wheelie bags, and the disadvantages of a free media
First, re the World Cup location announcements, part of you wants to say these are visionary decisions which will help two important countries build a more modern and relevant global identity, and pro... Continue3 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time for a Single European directive on showers and shampoos
Greetings from Bari, in southern Italy, where I've just had a run in rather pleasant sunshine with a lovely warm breeze blowing in from the sea. Sorry to those freezing at home, but someone has to do... Continue2 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Great to see, feel and hear normality in Northern Ireland
To Belfast last night to speak at the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce President's dinner. Cold outside, like everywhere else in the country. Lots of worries about the Irish economic crisis, as ev... Continue1 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Great to see sports stars telling Cameron the truth on school sport axe
Flying into Heathrow at the weekend, I was struck once more by the beauty and the power to inspire of the nascent Olympic stadium. If it can do that now, a year and a half ahead of the event, imagin... Continue30 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
WikiLeaks – the Iran section is the most worrying
There is something seriously creepy about the WikiLeaks guy whose name I always mix up with Nigel Farage (I've always had trouble with my Nigels and my Julians); and something unsufferably sanctimonio... Continue29 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg the real loser in the proximity of Royal wedding to big vote
At Glasgow airport yesterday, I got chatting to a woman working in one of the bookshops who wondered how I thought the proximity of the Royal Wedding so close to elections would play out. Not entirely... Continue25 November 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.