The Solutionists, with Mark Scott

Alastair Campbell on broken politics, the Iraq War, and why he’s grateful for his breakdown. ... Continue

23 April 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Sunak looks like he is toast, but too many don’t knows for Labour to get complacent

A new development for The Rest Is Politics podcast this week: we have tied up with JL Partners, a polling company Rory Stewart first got to know well when running for London Mayor, and who also did t... Continue

10 April 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A tale of two spy chiefs, and their views on past, present and future

If the four people in the picture above was a pop group, they might be called The Podspooks, or the Polispooks ... on either flank me and my podcast co-host Rory Stewart, in the middle former MI5 dir... Continue

31 March 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Into the Lions’ Den of private education … to a friendlier reception than I expected

I very rarely get nervous before speaking in public, but confess to feeling a little more anxious than usual this morning, ahead of a speech to the Independent Schools' Bursars Association. Three hun... Continue

8 February 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Some children from Richard Albion Primary School with Alastair Campbell

Politics – far too important to be left to the grown-ups!

Thank you to the pupils of Richard Alibon Primary School, which I left in rather better mood than I arrived this morning. In no particular order ... Trump ... The war in Ukraine ... Israel/Gaza ..... Continue

5 February 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Margaret Thatcher would send Jenrick packing PDQ

On the podcast interview with Gillian Keegan that I wrote about earlier this week, I said to her that I felt the government of which she was a member was doing things that even Margaret Thatcher woul... Continue

17 January 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The perils of interviewing serving politicians

First of all, welcome to my new, or at least revamped, website. It was starting to look a bit old and tired, perhaps channelling how I tend to feel in January, so I asked for a little refresh. I must... Continue

15 January 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

209. Question Time: What happens when privatisation goes wrong?

Is it possible to be politically active as a civil servant? How did private finance initiatives contribute to the Post Office scandal? Is a transfer of power possible in Myanmar?Listen to Ro... Continue

11 January 2024

Posted by Alastair Campbell

208. History’s warning to Labour, the Post Office scandal, and Bangladesh’s battle for power

? Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restispolitics It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅How should the fallout of the Post Office scandal ... Continue

10 January 2024

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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