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
When poor mental health creates great art …
Since writing All In The Mind, making Cracking Up, and becoming Mind Champion of the Year, I've been approached by all manner of mental health organisations and today want to give a plug to one of the... Continue12 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
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
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.