17 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: When I unpacked the Putin papers
Today, the west sees Putin as a bloodthirsty dictator hellbent on destroying peace democracy in Europe. 25 years ago, the picture was very different... Continue
10 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: How Trump lost the moral high ground to China
Right now, Xi Jinping is letting Trump do all the soft power heavy lifting for him... Continue
3 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Does Trump deserve the Nobel?
His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war... Continue
27 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: What cricket tells us about life
Americans may have Apple, Amazon and the lead in the AI race, but Donald Trump is killing their soft power... Continue
13 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Trump isn’t World King, he’s a narcissist
The president's trip to Scotland proves there's a real harm in not holding his actions to account... Continue
4 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: My date with Ghislaine Maxwell
If you had said to me then she might end up attached to a powerful man, able to build and exploit connections wherever he found them, I could well have seen how it may happen... Continue
30 July 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Notes from Brixton prison
The problem with Britain’s justice system is that incarceration is more than a punishment – it destroys lives... Continue
23 July 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Yes, it’s a genocide
Fence sitting is no longer possible, or right. The manner and scale of Israel’s demolition of Gaza goes way beyond either legal proportion or respect for civilian life... Continue
15 July 2025
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.