Robert Enke RIP. May his death increase understanding of depression
I'm in Austria to make a speech and speak to government communications specialists. The news is wall to wall coverage of the dreadful suicide of top footballer Robert Enke, who had fought depressi... Continue11 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On the exploitation of grief to get Gordon
In my newspaper reporting days on The Mirror, one of the worst calls to make was the one to the news desk saying 'The Sun's got the mum.' The situation might be a court case, a serious crime, a have-... Continue11 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Tories are not home and dry, and wrong to call GB callous
Sorry - ok, no I'm not - to return to the day I got a call from the Telegraph asking for a quote on a poll showing Labour 37 points ahead. But let's try to be inside the head of David Cameron. Let's ... Continue10 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Labour needs more of the winning mentality
Out to another Labour fundraiser last night, this one for my local constituency, Holborn and St Pancras. And not for the first time I found myself extolling the virtues of sport as an inspiration for... Continue9 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The scandal of friendship and the shame of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Is there no end to the cruelty of the Daily Telegraph in its coverage of MPs' expenses? My God, they have only gone and published a detailed account of my exit from a celebrity (sic) edition of Who W... Continue7 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
US clarity of strategy required for full explanation on Afghanistan
Gordon Brown is right today to be setting out - and he should keep setting out - the basic case for Britain's involvement in Afghanistan. As Paddy Ashdown said yesterday, this war will not be won or ... Continue6 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Just because he is French doesn’t mean he’s wrong
David Cameron will be thinking he has just about got away with his Europe fandango. MEP Daniel Hannan resigns from a job few knew he had ... this is a low damage count. Cameron may even be taking som... Continue5 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Congratulations to David Cameron and Trevor Kavanagh
Congratulations to David Cameron ... now there's something you never thought you'd see on here. But I mean it. I'm impressed. Turn to page 4 of The Guardian and you will see why. He is standing, in t... Continue4 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Is there a Sun blackout on Cameron’s dumping of ‘cast iron guarantee’ on Europe?
I just paid a visit to the Sun's online service, to see what they were doing with David Cameron's dumping of his 'cast iron guarantee' - made to the paper's readers - to hold a referendum on Europe... Continue3 November 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.