TV debate polls not what they seem
At the risk of ruining his career, I would like for the second time this campaign to commend the work of Channel 4 political editor Gary Gibbon. He is one of the few remaining political reporters who... Continue1 May 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
All still to play for. GB won. DC not answering. NC on wane
I caught a snatch of a Five Live phone-in on the TV debates this morning, where the sense of the calls I heard was the clear dissonance between what people thought, and what the polls and pundits said... Continue30 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
After all the fuss of yesterday, it is still the economy, stupid
Someone texted me late last night to say I should take a look at Peter Hyman's performance on Newsnight discussing GB and Mrs Duffy with Danny Finkelstein (Tory) and Olly Grender (Lib Dem). Oh no, I ... Continue29 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
GB mortified at bigot comment. Visit was human not political
I was saying last night that we had yet to have our 'Joe the plumber' moment in the campaign. We had not even had the Sharon Storer moment, though David Cameron's encounter with the father of a disabl... Continue28 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
All returning to roots as decison day looms
I've gone back to my journalistic roots today with an interview in the Mirror with Alex Ferguson talking about his roots, and how he has never forgotten them despite all the success and wealth he has ... Continue28 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Eton fags not the only ones looking forward to life under Dave
Sometimes it is the little things that signal the kind of big change Britain will undergo if we get a Tory government. When I say little, I mean not the driving issues of the economy and the future ... Continue27 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guest blog from a candidate in Tory-Lib council land
Georgia Gould, a young Labour activist who sought to be a Labour candidate in Erith and Thamesmead, is standing for the party in Camden council elections. After hearing some of her stories about the ... Continue27 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Only one leader talking policy today amid confused Tory tactics
I'm a bit confused about Tory tactics (as opposed to their non-existent or at least ever-changing strategy). This morning the Tory talk was of a collapsing Labour vote which meant that they could ext... Continue26 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg over-reach and cuddle up to Cameron both mistakes
I wonder if Nick Clegg is not beginning to over-reach himself in stepping up the kind of demands he would make in support of either a Tory or Labour Prime Minister. It is of course in his interests t... Continue26 April 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.