Alan Johnson right to stand up for security services
I'm pleased to see Home Secretary Alan Johnson hitting back at the media coverage of the Security Service, and supporting a similarly spirited defence of MI5 by its head Jonathan Evans. The coverage ... Continue12 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time to turn up volume on sport schools revolution
A day out of book promotion mode today to head to a conference organised by the Youth Sport Trust to celebrate the work of specialist Sports Colleges. When TB talked of the three domestic priorities ... Continue11 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Let’s give Cameron a Doris Day moment over Ashcroft
David Cameron, his eye ever on a passing bandwagon, used the prosecutions arising from the expenses scandal to leap upon the one marked 'new politics.' Put to one side the fact that his remarks seeme... Continue10 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time for Maya’s voice to be heard amid the non-tears
It is modestly comic how some media saddos continue to imagine I somehow used my magical powers of spin to ensure publication of my novel, Maya, coincided with my appearance at the Chilcot Inquiry. N... Continue9 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Marr needs to explain his ‘sexed up’ question re casualties
May I return to the claim made by Andrew Marr yesterday - and presented without qualification - that 600,000 Iraqis died in the Iraq war? I did not push back at the time, because he added that these ... Continue8 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On GB’s tears with Piers, and my emotional moment with Marr
Some commentators are already suggesting GB must have gone into his interview with Piers Morgan with his express purpose of crying over the loss of his daughter. I have not seen the interview but I... Continue7 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On NI, Tory fears of Labour spinsters, and headbands in sport
I was at a dinner a few weeks ago with Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward, who was distinctly gloomy about ever getting a proper resolution to policing and justice issues, which were always fra... Continue6 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Daily Mail tells truth shock horror
I am indebted to Labour's candidate in East Dunbartonshire, Mary Galbraith, for alerting me to an article which is about to make a miniscule piece of media history by becoming the first ever Daily Mai... Continue5 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Welcome to the virtual Maya launch party
Seventeen ... the number so far of texts and emails from journalists wanting to know why they haven't been invited to the launch party for Maya, my new novel published TODAY!! Three ... the number of... Continue4 February 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.