22 December 2025
Posted by Alastair Campbell
237. Iran, Israel, and the Middle East: Stopping the slide into all-out war
How will Israel respond to Iran’s attack? What is Joe Biden’s long-term plan for Ukraine? What has Liz Truss' new book revealed about her short spell in Downing Street?Join Rory and Alast... Continue17 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Mail is hiding scandals of its own
The paper’s attacks on Angela Rayner reek of hypocrisy and double standards... Continue
17 April 2024
69. The brutal truth about net zero and how to vanquish climate populists, with Dieter Helm
Is net zero 2030 impossible to achieve - and is it a mistake to pursue it? Should governments be more brutal with climate investment? Are events like COP a waste of time?Rory and Alastair are... Continue15 April 2024
236. Question Time: The fight to be Donald Trump’s VP nominee
Who will Trump pick as his running mate? How much do you know about ‘Project 2025’? What’s the story behind Angela Rayner’s tax affairs?Join Rory and Alastair for TRIP Question Time a... Continue11 April 2024
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... Continue10 April 2024
Posted by Alastair Campbell
235. What Britain really thinks of politics
Are the Tories in danger of being overtaken by Reform UK? Should polling instruct or inform political decisions? Who is the country’s least popular politician?Join Rory and Alastair for the... Continue10 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexiteers’ Singapore-on-Thames promise was a con
Deceitful Brexiters always knew that a post-Brexit Britain and Singapore would be deeply incompatible... Continue
10 April 2024
68. Israel-Gaza: How the conflict divided Britain and the US, with Ed Kessler
What makes international conflicts turn domestic? Does Qatar play the key role in bringing peace to the Middle East? Is there a generational split in the West over Israel-Gaza?On today's epis... Continue8 April 2024
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.