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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
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Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Don’t buy into Sunak’s election distraction tactics

The sooner the prime minister calls an election, the better... Continue

10 January 2024

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: In defence of David Cameron

Boris Johnson undid many of the former PM's well-intentioned moves... Continue

10 January 2024

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Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Don’t let David Cameron off the hook

Rishi Sunak emulates Boris Johnson more than Cameron, but the foreign secretary is far from blameless... Continue

10 January 2024

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Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Farewell Jacques Delors

Delors’ political vision was spot on for the time, just as it is now... Continue

3 January 2024

Alastair Campbell’s heroes and villains of 2023

Our diarist gives his personal rundown of who has been good – and who has been bad – over the last 12 months... Continue

20 December 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The remarkable Glenys Kinnock

The Kinnock family and the Labour party have lost a matriarch... Continue

13 December 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Farewell Glenys Kinnock and Alistair Darling

Their passing has marked a sad week for the entire Labour family... Continue

6 December 2023

My friend Alistair Darling

He was a better politician than he ever knew... Continue

1 December 2023

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.