Cameron uncut – message matters more than money
As people weigh up the relative experience of the party leaders, it is worth remembering that after Eton and Bullingdon College Oxford, David Cameron's experience has been as an advisor to Black Wedne... Continue5 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Key election questions remain the same and the answer is still Labour
The central questions in the forthcoming election campaign remain the same, and so do the answers. On the question of which party is best able to meet the challenges facing Britain, which party has t... Continue4 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Osborne should heed his own words
Displaying the cockiness which perhaps goes with their background, and which could become more apparent as the campaign goes on, the Tories are claiming a near knock out blow. George Osborne's people... Continue3 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
2 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hardly surprising if business prefers tax cut to waste
I rather enjoyed Peter Mandelson's description of George Osborne as a schoolboy charging round the sweetshop taking sweets from every jar without a clue as to how he is going to pay for them when he g... Continue1 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tories really ought to listen to TB and Mr Kaletsky
One of the great joys of continuing involvement in Labour campaigning is access to the Party's media monitoring brief, largely unchanged in format since we started it way back in the mid-90s. It is h... Continue31 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
TB’s return to fray a reminder of Cameron strategy failure
Tony Blair speaking in Trimdon Labour club in Sedgefield as an election campaign nears ... brings back a few memories. His constituency was always an important part of his politics, not just the place... Continue30 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A chance to design Labour’s next poster
It was good to hear Gordon Brown restating that Labour are the 'people's party' when he launched the election pledge card at the weekend. Good to see too that Labour are trying to ensure theirs is th... Continue29 March 2010
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.