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Alastair Campbell’s diary: Maia Sandu, the leader who stood up to Putin

The president of Moldova saw off a vicious campaign from Russia by educating the public about the threat and mobilising them against it. Would we do the same here?... Continue

Cameron has yet to make much mark on history; let us hope it is not as the PM who presided over break up of UK

You might remember that a week ago, following George Osborne's ludicrous statement that Tony Blair 'achieved nothing' in ten years in power, I reeled off some of the facts that negated his view. I al... Continue

15 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

India Knight so wrong to say ‘no stigma to depression’ and ‘everybody gets depressed’ – Time to Change

Sunday Times columnist India Knight and the charity MIND got into a good old ding dong yesterday after she wrote a column (which I have posted below) on the slew of celebrity memoirs revealing the aut... Continue

9 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

In saying TB achieved nothing compared with coalition, at least Gideon shows sense of humour if zero strategy for growth

I missed Little Lord Fauntleroy's address to the faithful, but it appears I did not miss a new strategy for growth. So that's two years in a row on that front, Gideon. It is heartening, however, to h... Continue

8 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Sad stories as Irish leave home; and a reminder not all governments as useless with the economy as Cameron’s

Good fun as ever in Ireland yesterday, with a seminar on alcohol abuse with politicians and policy experts, a meeting with the See Change and Headline campaigns against mental health stigma, a tour ... Continue

6 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

On Cameron doing little right, Clegg’s resilience, Miliband’s possible breakthrough moment

So, to the excellent question I was asked at a software conference yesterday - is David Cameron doing anything right, does Nick Clegg have a future, and is Ed Miliband electable as Prime Minister? I ... Continue

5 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Technological illiteracy (TB’s), hubris (mine), loathing of Downton Abbey, (mine) and a question (Dave, Nick and Ed)

To the Institute of Directors this morning and a speech to a large room full of experts from public and private sector, at a conference organised by software specialists KANA. It is always good to ge... Continue

4 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

For Cameron, One Nation, Big Society and All In This Together are RIP. Ed Miliband has seized the opportunity this represents

David Cameron is likely to feign indifference to Ed Miliband's speech when asked about it, as he will be in the coming days. But he will be worried about it. When he PM was busy 'decontaminating the... Continue

2 October 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

The door is opening on a public hearing for Ed Miliband, which makes this a big week for Labour

I missed Ed Miliband on the Marr programme and so, as is increasingly the case these days, I rely on twitter for a sense of how it went. According to some, Marr was a tad tougher than he tends to be o... Continue

30 September 2012

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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.

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