Can today be as frenzied as Friday?
There is a downside to political frenzy for the political journalists who feed on it. That is that the higher you crank it up, the harder it is to keep cranking higher. There has barely been a day i... Continue7 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Take heart from a win in Lambeth
Staring at the depressing blue map being painted as a result of Thursday's elections, I thought I would share with you a story that bucked the trend, and which illustrates what a difference strong loc... Continue6 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
JP is right there was no proper campaign but Tories still weak
I might not express myself in exactly the same way as John Prescott, but it is hard to disagree with his assessment on the Go Fourth website that there was a lack of proper campaigning in the run up t... Continue5 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Do we care more about the NHS or moats?
I'll come on to 'vote Labour' in a moment, but first .... It's amazing how quickly your spirits can be restored if you get outside the noise of the Westminster media bubble. I mentioned yesterday I w... Continue4 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guardian of social justice or attention-seeker?
Up early and off to Hull for a mental health conference. Having caught the end of Newsnight, I was thinking it would be good for my own mental health if I avoided the papers, but it is impossible to e... Continue3 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Who says Britain can’t deliver the best?
You can have all the factual analysis you want, but sometimes major government decisions have to rely on the instinct of the major figures in the government. Whether or not to go for the Olympics in 2... Continue2 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Mainstream has a duty to vote against BNP
After posting my blog on the BNP and Diversity yesterday (apologies to Diversity for having them in the same sentence as the BNP) I went for a long bike ride, with the wind behind me all the way back ... Continue1 June 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Let Diversity inspire a vote against the hate-filled BNP
For part of Saturday night I was channel-hopping between Britain's Got Talent and the second part of Robert Carlyle's portrayal of Adolf Hitler on Channel 4. On BGT, I voted for Shaheen, with a sne... Continue31 May 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
White House whack at UK media well-timed but sure to be ignored
'Joe Public' is a mythical figure often used by journalists to indicate what is sometimes termed the ordinary man in the street. But I wonder what 'Joe Journalist' might be thinking of the whacking ad... Continue30 May 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.