On Brexit, Trump, trust and whither politics

Here is the text of the speech I gave this week to the DJOEF conference in Copenhagen, on Brexit, Trump, trust, winning and whither politics I am very flattered that you have asked me to talk about t... Continue

29 April 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

How a Brexit breakfast vote and a Brixton Prison trip restored my sense of hope

As we slide one more week closer to the calamity that Brexit will bring, two memorable meetings stand out for me from the past few days. The first, of which more later, was on Monday evening inside Br... Continue

2 March 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

What I would have said on Newsnight if the Mail hadn’t bottled out of defending itself over Wikpedia ban

May I start with an apology to the hosts of a dinner I was speaking at last night, which I left slightly ahead of schedule, in order to get to TV Centre for an interview on Newsnight. Apologies especi... Continue

10 February 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If you can’t swear properly in the fucking Guardian about mental health, where the fuck can you?

So, first of all, many thanks to The Guardian, who have once more allowed me a platform to argue the basic case that we are light year away from parity between mental and physical health. Here is the ... Continue

18 January 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Brexit increasingly means shambles, and one which prevents NHS shambles being sorted too

It seems that tomorrow Theresa May intends to say once more that mental health is a priority of hers. She said the same on the day she became Prime Minister. So I wish she could have been at the Roya... Continue

8 January 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

What Trump, Brexit and the rise of populism say about politics and media now and in the future

Yesterday I made a speech to a conference organised by Fremantle Media, the independent production company that has given us such delights – depending on your taste – as Pop Idol, The Price is Rig... Continue

8 December 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

An essay on the poison to our national life that is Paul Dacre’s Daily Mail

Some of you may know I do a monthly interview for GQ magazine. This month's, out this week,  features Nicola Adams. But last month the editor asked me to take a different tack and use my usual space ... Continue

7 November 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Another day, another important mental health campaign – #StopTheCharge and end a scandal

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, and I spoke about stigma - again - at the Leeds Community Foundation where the signs of change coming were all around. The city council's brilliant CEO Tom Rior... Continue

11 October 2016

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.