Alastair Campbell’s diary: We expect politicians to lie – and that’s the problem
We have become too accustomed to figures like Donald Trump, who see misinformation as a weapon rather than a issue... Continue-
26 November 2025
Alastair Campbell’s election diary, week two: Levelling up was only ever a slogan
After 14 years of the Tories, the spending gap per student between the state and private schooling system has more than doubled... Continue5 June 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: My election diary, week one
Is someone in the prime minister’s team deliberately trying to derail his campaign from within?... Continue29 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: One school’s lesson in hope
It would take a lot more than a change in government to turn around the lives of some of the pupils at The Heath – but it would be a start... Continue22 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Britain’s mental health crisis is real – but Sunak doesn’t care
The prime minister's 'sicknote culture' wrongly blames the mentally ill for the country's economic problems... Continue15 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Mitsotakis’s lessons for Sunak
Unlike our PM, the Greek leader listens to questions and actually answers them... Continue8 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Britain is better with the NHS
Much of criticism the NHS receives is given by the ministers who helped create its problems... Continue1 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Sunak’s sick note moral mission is nothing of the sort
Targeting ill and disabled people is a desperate move from the prime minister. Sick, you might say... Continue24 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Mail is hiding scandals of its own
The paper’s attacks on Angela Rayner reek of hypocrisy and double standards... Continue17 April 2024