Musings from Bertie Ahern, and how I won the Nobel prize for literature
By popular demand (well, a few Facebook friends and a few Irish journalists) here are some of Bertie Ahern's reflections from my 80 minute chat with him at the Cheltenham Book Festival. As I tweeted ... Continue12 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Continuing double standards in the media
As I am interviewing Bertie Ahern at the Cheltenham Festival later today, I thought I'd catch him on the Marr programme to see whether he was in suit and tie or smart casual, and thereby get my dress ... Continue11 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The best policies in Cameron’s speech were those of Labour Big Government
In the next few hours, someone will do us the service of telling us which words and phrases were most used in David Cameron's speech. 'Big Government' will, I suspect, be top of the pops. Whilst pr... Continue8 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tongues slipping all over the place
Did Nick Robinson really refer to David Cameron as the Prime Minister? And should any of us be terribly surprised? Now of course it is possible to excuse the BBC political editor's mistake as a slip ... Continue8 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron confuses strategy and tactics and puts Union at risk
Off to Scotland today and, in what those who ever ate with him call 'Robert Maxwell catering', I will be at two dinners, one an awards ceremony, the second a Labour fundraiser. For Captain Bob, two d... Continue7 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Osborne inspires apathy at BBC Leeds
Call me a saddo, but I was determined to watch George Osborne's speech live. In the media age,this ought to have been straightforward. I left Sheffield, where I was picking up a 50k cheque from Drans... Continue6 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Let’s see more of the Tory candidates please
I didn't see much of the Tory Conference yesterday. I was locked away in a radio studio for most of the morning, doing interviews in advance of World Mental Health Day later this week. Then lunch with... Continue6 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Labour needs to fight on record to stop Tory vandalism
Even within the Labour Party, people sometimes ask why I keep banging on about the need to keep banging on about the government's record. The last 24 hours have shown the reason. Imagine that when h... Continue5 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
VacuDave goes all peevish at difficult questions. Bring on the debates
The BBC lead-in was bang on message for VacuDave tonight, leading its bulletins with talk of his 'big, bold plans for welfare reform' and the highly comical notion that the Tories are now the party of... Continue4 October 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.