Alastair Campbell, Author at Alastair Campbell

Johnson – not a joke, nor a joker, definitely not trivial. but a sado-populist threat to liberal democracy

As promised, a text of the speech I made in Hamburg last night, at a conference of German business leaders, scientists and thinkers, based around the theme of ‘the next ten years.’ I began in ... Continue

27 October 2021

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A game-changer for mental health – thanks to a bunch of school bullies!!

'It always seems impossible until it's done.' One of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite ever people, Nelson Mandela, the only man in whose presence the hair on my neck stood to attention ev... Continue

9 October 2021

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alice in wonderland parliament protects a lying pm not those who call him out

This is for those who asked for a translation of the piece I have in this week's L'Express, a French news magazine, about Boris Johnson, which I posted on social media yesterday. Indeed, as the piece... Continue

3 September 2021

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as a leader, southgate is everything johnson is not, and vice versa. england deserve to win. the UK deserve to be rid of these bandwagoning charlatans

If you have read the New European, or the ipaper this week, some of this will be familiar to you. This is a much longer analysis of why this England team is so, so special, and so different to the li... Continue

10 July 2021

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thank you for the music … I love music so much, and i love so much music …

Long time, no blog. There was a time when I blogged almost daily, sometimes more than once. But what with all the stuff I write elsewhere, not to mention twitter and my Instagram Lives, the blog has ... Continue

24 June 2021

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The Russell Kane One

This week we're joined by the hilarious writer and comedian Russell Kane. Expect chat about Ernest Hemingway, state schools, and how to take the piss of of lefties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv... Continue

2 April 2021

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The Roman Kemp One

Trigger warning: Suicide. In this episode topics like suicidal ideation and suicide are mentioned. Roman Kemp is a radio presenter and TV personality who recently made a BBC documentary about the suic... Continue

26 March 2021

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the joy (and agony) of choosing six pieces of music AS THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFE

There is a very good reason why Desert Island Discs has been going strong since 1942, and why a panel of broadcasting industry figures recently selected it as the greatest radio programme o... Continue

20 March 2021

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The Fiona Millar One

This week Alastair and Grace are joined by the most important person in both of their lives. Fiona Millar is a journalist, political aide, and campaigner on education and gender issues. She is also Gr... Continue

18 March 2021

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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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