The most important book you have never heard of, may explain Rees-Mogg love of hard Brexit
Before I tell you about an important book I have recently read (my piece for this week’s New...
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Author: Alastair Campbell
Cameron may blame ‘lunatic’ Gove but he – and Eton – have a lot to answer for in the Brexit story of decline
So the Brextremists at the Daily Telegraph think that a Cabinet without any Old Etonians in it is...
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Why The New European is taking a week off. And why we need to beware as the seeds of fascism grow
I know that for a lot of fellow Brexit resisters, today is the day The New European arrives, and...
Read MoreWill of the people is changing, as politicians cling to unicorns, delusions and giant elephants
As someone who thinks that Brexit is a rare case of a country opting for its own national decline, there has not been much to laugh about in our politics of late. But at least Brexit has given us a great new Twitter account,...
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All aboard the Chequers fudge factory – a ‘solution’ beyond parody, a People’s Vote on final deal the only way forward
With Mrs May gathering her Cabinet tomorrow, with Jaguar Land Rover the latest big company to warn...
Read MoreMy Latest Book
Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 7
From Crash to Defeat
by
Alastair Campbell
Caught in the no man’s land between being a key figure in Downing Street and the relative anonymity of the world outside politics, Alastair Campbell finds himself being torn in several directions as this latest volume of diaries opens. Having succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown wants Campbell at his side. Campbell resists, flooding his reservoir of guilt as a general election looms and Brown’s indecision and fluctuating moods suggest the Labour administration is seriously threatened by the Tory ‘posh boy’, David Cameron.
Soon Campbell is earning not only praise but big money from motivational speaking and writing novels which darkly reflect the mood swings that continue to concern both him and his family. Serious journalism across platforms old and new puts him back in the public eye and together with live appearances and a love of sport – his enduring love affair with Burnley Football Club still smoulders – sees him board a celebrity merry-go-round that often leaves him far from his comfort zone.
With politics constantly tugging his sleeve, he eventually returns to the front line to marshal a party in disarray. The intensity of the months leading up to 6 May 2010 is as dramatic as any screenplay, with Campbell chronicling Brown’s struggle to win over a disillusioned nation and then his dignified departure from the main stage. For Campbell, another chapter closes. So what next?
From Twitter
‘Exploring ... looking closely’ ... best endeavours ... every effort ‘ ... the waffle cliche book is being well and truly plundered by @theresa_may here
‘Best endeavours ... stands ready’ .... meaningless phrases that do nothing to hide zero fundamental change to backstop and general summit humiliation. @peoplesvote_uk
.@theresa_may starts her statement with reference to the Russian misinformation campaigns and the need to take them seriously. Without (as ever) referring to their role in Brexit
Labour source: "If the Prime Minister does not announce a date for the meaningful vote immediately and the vote taken promptly, Jeremy Corbyn will table a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister." NB: This is not the same as a motion of no confidence in the government.