No complacency, variants on a theme
Doubtless a few polls will be kicking around this weekend, and after my message to Labour yesterday to guard against complacency in the face of the BNP, a warning to the Tories today. December 5, 19... Continue24 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Griffin may have been dreadful, but there can be no complacency
I don't suppose that the inside of Nick Griffin's head is a great place to be, what with all that racism, homophobia, curiously selective history, and confusion over what he has or hasn't said in th... Continue23 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Margaret Hodge MP on how to fight the BNP
With so much focus on Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time tonight, I thought visitors to the site might be interested in this piece from Margaret Hodge, Labour MP for Barking. It is a seat whe... Continue22 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Thanks to Charlie Falconer and Dominic Grieve – yes, I know he is a Tory
This could be a first - a blog containing thanks to a Tory. Not just any old Tory, but the shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve. Mr Grieve debated the future of human rights with former Lord Chanc... Continue21 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On Biscuitgate, barmy Tory policy, and BNP v Generals
I really hope this is my last word on Biscuitgate. But with yet another Times leader on the subject today (admittedly in the context of their criticism of GB for slow congratulations of gymnast Beth T... Continue21 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
More on Obergruppenfuhrer Dacre, Biscuitgate and Bullingdon Conservatism
A return to three recent blog stamping grounds if I may, namely Jan Moir, Biscuitgate and Oxford student politics. First, Jan Moir. And a question - where has Mail Obergruppenfuhrer Paul Dacre been ... Continue20 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Biscuitgate and Susan Boyle, no win territory for GB
How long before 'Biscuitgate' pops up in the ongoing saga of Gordon Brown and his choice of favourite biscuit? Oh, it just did. Richard Nixon, you who opened our politics to the Daddy of the Gates, ... Continue19 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hating the Mail – a mindset worth having
I booked a cab the other day, and saw The Daily Mail lying on the seat next to the driver. 'Sorry,' I said 'you can have me in the cab, or you can have the Mail, but you can't have both.' It was not ... Continue17 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A line by line guide to the Mail statement on Gately article outrage
Mail Group Obergruppenfuhrer Paul Dacre continues to hide under his stone so instead of getting his balding head above the parapet to deal with the Stephen Gately storm, he has left it to a statement ... Continue16 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.