14. Charisma, Portugal, and gun control
Rory going viral, Alastair's trip to Portugal, Labour's Brexit position, Olaf Scholz, the UEFA Champions League Final, the 1922 Committee, charisma, Nelson Mandela, teaching politics in schoo... Continue1 June 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Covid, ten lessons to draw from the whole wretched experience
Greetings from very sunny Lisbon, where I have just delivered the speech below to a conference on lessons to learn from Covid, organised by the Francisco Manuel Dos Santos foundation. Most of the spe... Continue28 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
13. Rupert Murdoch, Taiwan, and Burnley
Partygate photos, Teals in Australia, why Rory ran as an independent in London, Anthony Albanese, Mhairi Black, Bill Cash, Rupert Murdoch, China, Taiwan, PR, and Nigel Farage. This week's pod... Continue25 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
12. Food shortages, Francois Hollande, and Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh, Alastair's catch-up with Francois Hollande, Rory's reflection on the Tory leadership debates, Northern Ireland, Nick Clegg, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, global food shortages, power... Continue18 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
11. Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
Beergate, local elections, Tower Hamlets, Northern Ireland, Putin, Chinese foreign policy, Oxbridge, and porridge talk.Join Rory and Alastair for discussion and analysis of all of the above a... Continue11 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell work out a plan for improving the quality of debate in Westminster. They also wonder what it would take for the electorate to dump Boris Johnson from power.... Continue4 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
9. Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
Defeating populism, the way to win a leadership contest, and Boris Johnson meeting Miley Cyrus.Join Alastair and Rory from Scotland in our first ever live episode - it's certainly not one to ... Continue27 April 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Special branch blast from the past – now help me settle an argument with Cherie about a coat!
In an early episode of The Rest Is Politics, my new podcast with Rory Stewart, I told the story of an argument I had with Tony and Cherie Blair, about a coat. It was a row which escalated sufficient ... Continue20 April 2022
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.