Guardian sightings and the email and bath plug agenda

It says something about the kind of (left of centre) visitors we have up here in Scotland that on successive days we have had sightings of The Guardian.  Sighting one, on Monday, had a short extract... Continue

15 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The spin is all in the prism

'Gordon Brown's attempts to soften his image with a family pet for his young sons backfired yesterday as a canine spin operation went horribly wrong.  Downing Street had been planning to give the st... Continue

14 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A setback, not a crisis

The word crisis is the most overused in the media lexicon. In ten years with Tony Blair, I think I witnessed five full blown crises - Iraq, Kosovo, September 11, fuel protests and foot and mouth disea... Continue

13 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The real lessons from Damian McBride

These days I tend to find out news as much through interview bids as through listening to the radio or reading the papers. Sky or Radio Five Live are usually first, by email, with a phone call ten min... Continue

12 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Will English always be the dominant language?

In a Paris cab last week, an Algerian driver picked up on something I said and told me the French word 'hasard' (chance) came directly from Arabic. He had seen me on a TV programme the night before an... Continue

11 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On the pipes and what makes a Scot

Ok, ok, I give in (to my Twitter followers and Facebook friends) and will explain recent bagpipe tweets. Along the way I will muse (blog and vlog) on identity.  I've been up in Scotland making a fil... Continue

10 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

John Prescott lazy? NO WAY

It's obviously becoming stand-up-for-oldies week. Yesterday David Frost on his 70th birthday. Today another veteran into his eighth decade on the planet in the form of John Prescott. John is of cours... Continue

9 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

David Frost is seventy

The birthday dinner, which kept me from both the Champions League and The Speaker last night, was for broadcaster David Frost. Seventy.  Any suggestion the veteran broadcaster might be slowing down ... Continue

8 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Speaker, BBC2, tonight and tomorrow 8pm

I'm out at a birthday dinner tonight, so will be spared the difficult choice between Champions League football and BBC 2's new reality TV/elimination-contest programme, The Speaker. Reality TV and el... Continue

7 April 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.

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