Farewell to the Grid Man
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Author: mark
Spin and soundbites only take you so far
I have been up in Scotland to see my Mum and speak at the Lennoxlove book festival. Scottish politics is interesting at the moment. Scotland on Sunday asked me for my take and the article they run today is printed here. The...
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Throughout the last election campaign, the Tories said till they were even bluer in the face than usual that they would protect the NHS from any looming cuts, and that within the public services more generally they would protect...
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My Latest Book
Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 7
From Crash to Defeat
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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?
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@campbellclaret SHEvotes is a terrific initiative to encourage women under 35 to vote. This group can make the difference on Thursday because they tend to vote progressively. Here's the site https://t.co/j8NV5haku2 This is the crowd funder https://t.co/MI9utq0VhZ
My chat with founders of @FFSake_ for their weekly podcast. Obviously not as good as my podcast with @GraceCampbell but not bad for a couple of young ‘uns. We talk all things election and Brexit and yes I do think tactical voting is cutting through - @AmandaCC92 @Just_RichardB
"It's definitely cutting through."
@campbellclaret spoke to @AmandaCC92 &
@Just_RichardB about tactical voting on newest episode of #FFSAnotherBrexitPodcast
Listen to his views on everything from the People's Vote Campaign to Ken Clarke at https://t.co/xtZS7JxTfR
#FFS
Here’s @HackedOffHugh hitting the nail on the head!
Brexit is a disaster, poll after poll shows that the UK has changed its mind & is #RemainerNow. That’s why he is #TacticalVoting and #TacticalCampaigning for best placed #PeoplesVote candidates. Respect & thank you Hugh!
We are putting a huge amount of money into the Criminal Justice System, says PM. They have cut expenditure on Justice by 40%, and have announced no plans to increase expenditure except on prisons. Nothing on courts, probation, legal aid or prosecution.