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482. A Trumpian Year, the Politics of Hope and Highlights of 2025

What surprised Rory and Alastair most about 2025? Why does Trump's presidency feel even more chaotic than expected? And who gets their vote for campaigner of the year? Join Rory and Alastair... Continue

134. Question Time: Solving sewage, building on the Green Belt, and the most intimidating person in politics

Should we start building on the Green Belt? Is there a fun side to politics? Why don't ministers resign anymore without being pushed?Tune in to hear Rory and Alastair discuss all this and mor... Continue

25 May 2023

133. Suella’s speeding, Japan in focus, and what’s the point of the G7?

How was the G7 formed, and what is the point of it today? What will the consequences be for Suella Braverman following her speeding scandal? How does religion influence politics?Join Alastair... Continue

24 May 2023

19: Leo Varadkar: Ireland’s Taoiseach on NATO, China, and Joe Biden

How does the Irish Taoiseach feel about Brexit? Would Leo Varadkar consider himself a Tory in the English parliamentary system? Does Ireland have a problem with alcohol?Leo Varadkar speaks to... Continue

22 May 2023

But What Can I Do? (Extract)

Have you heard? Alastair has written a book! 'But What Can I Do?' is out now.As a Friday bonus, here's an extract from the audiobook version for you to enjoy.To hear the whole audiobook, you ... Continue

19 May 2023

132. Question Time: How to reform prisons, Macron vs. Clinton, and what is the Privy Council?

Was Hillary Clinton arrogant in her comments about Emmanuel Macron? What's the best way to reform UK prisons? How much do you know about sporrans?Tune in to hear Rory and Alastair discuss all... Continue

18 May 2023

131. Erdoğan fights on, ‘Clause IV on steroids’, and the fall of military rule

What next for Turkey? How does Starmer aim to reform Labour? Why should we be paying attention to events in Thailand?Tune in to hear Rory and Alastair discuss all this and more on today's epi... Continue

17 May 2023

18: George Osborne: Austerity, Boris Johnson, and the UK’s next Prime Minister

Does George Osborne regret leaving politics? Does he think Sunak can win the next general election? What did he admire about New Labour, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown?Tune in to today's episod... Continue

15 May 2023

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May 2023

SPEECH TONIGHT: ‘What one generation does, the next can undo’

I am making a speech this evening, in memory of Julian Priestley, a lovely man who served as general secretary of the European Parliament from 1997-2007, and who sadly died aged just 66, in 2016. The... Continue

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.