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440. Question Time: How To Start A Centrist Party

Why do the Lib Dems still fly under the radar? Is Trump quietly setting the stage for an authoritarian takeover? And, why does Alastair swear so much? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer a... Continue

Speaking up for Parliament

Sitting in our kitchen at the moment is an impressive looking tome, its front cover a picture of an empty House of Commons chamber, its five hundred pages a collection of some of the best speeches eve... Continue

20 May 2009

Peace in the Middle East – yes he can

Nice to see George Mitchell hovering in the background as Barack Obama met Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday. He was looking a bit older than the last time I saw him, but hopefully has the same... Continue

19 May 2009

Breaking news – one frenzy at a time

Sorry to harp on about an old familiar theme - oh ok, I'm not sorry at all - but is it not strange how, with more media space than ever, the press and broadcasters appear unable to manage more than o... Continue

18 May 2009

Getting a good look at Vince Cable

To the Charleston book festival yesterday so that Fiona could indulge her Bloomsbury thing, which I have never quite got, and I could take a good look at Vince Cable, to try to work out why he appears... Continue

17 May 2009

How do you solve a problem like Silvio?

As politicians here await the next blow from a newspaper driving the agenda over their expenses, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is involved in his own media scrap. The Continental press ten... Continue

16 May 2009

It was the internet wot won it

Many thanks for all the kind messages last night after Mind announced (on Twitter) that I was the mental health charity's Champion of the Year.  Judging by the sheer volume of messages on Facebook, ... Continue

15 May 2009

There now follows … a good whack at Cameron

It will be very hard for the parties to get much attention for their election broadcasts amid the ongoing expenses fiasco. Which is a pity, because I have had a sneak preview of Labour's tonight, an... Continue

14 May 2009

They got their kit off – so you get your cash out

(... and if you read to the end, you might win something) So come on, be honest, how many of you have changed your charitable giving habits since the recession began? Judging by the waves of people ... Continue

14 May 2009

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.