90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
In our first podcast of 2023, Rory and Alastair discuss the NHS in crisis and how government investment needs to be coupled with structural reform. There's also a look back at Alastair's diar... Continue4 January 2023
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29 December 2022
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88. TRIP Awards 2022 (with a special guest…)
Rory and Alastair are here to discuss the highs and lows of a wild year in politics... Who was their most outstanding politician? What was the most surprising moment of the year? Who was the ... Continue28 December 2022
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87. Question Time: Drugs in Parliament, the meaning of evil, and Jeremy Clarkson
Join Rory and Alastair in this week's episode of Question Time, as they discuss the prevalence of drugs in Parliament, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, Macron's relationship with the Pope, Ala... Continue22 December 2022
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86. Politics in football, Trump under pressure, and Kosovo
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss the end of the World Cup and the soft power that comes with it, rising tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, Rory's experiences as Prisons Minister, and t... Continue21 December 2022
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85. Question Time: Harry and Meghan, the National Anthem, and Latin America
In today’s Question Time podcast, Rory and Alastair review the new Harry and Meghan documentary, discuss how we can improve our National Anthem, and analyse the political chaos in Latin Ame... Continue15 December 2022
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84. Britain on strike, hostage swaps, and assisted suicide
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss the strikes taking place across Britain, the debate on assisted suicide, and how prisoner swaps come about.TRIP Plus:Become a member of The Rest Is Pol... Continue14 December 2022
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83. Question Time: Votes for prisoners, a united Ireland, and the meaning of ‘liberal’
Join Alastair and Rory this week as they discuss whether prisoners should be able to vote, the chances of a united Ireland, and what liberalism actually means.Become a member of The Rest Is ... Continue8 December 2022
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Dec 2022
Mental health: feels like one step forward, two steps back. My speech in Glasgow this evening
This evening I am at Glasgow University making a speech about mental health at the invitation of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow. I have posted the speech below, and as you will see I have... ContinuePosted 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.