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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

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexit forever changed Irish politics

It is hard to overestimate the damage the combination of Brexit, Johnson and Truss has done ... Continue

16 November 2023

Maggie Rae … an obituary

This is an obituary of Maggie Rae, who died yesterday while on a cruise in the Antarctic. Maggie was a good friend, and Fiona and I last saw her a few weeks ago for dinner with Charlie and Mariann... Continue

8 November 2023

Net Zero – how Sunak got the green call all wrong, how Labour need to punish him hard for it and show green politics is growth politics

I spoke yesterday at the Net Zero Festival in London. I was asked to speak about how environmental campaigners could fight back against what the organisers called "net zero under siege." But I don't ... Continue

31 October 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The uplifting school which would take Farage to his breaking point

An academy where 85% of pupils have English as a second language found engaged, informed children with high aspirations and plenty of questions... Continue

24 October 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: What Yuval Noah Harari can teach us about Israel and Gaza

Harari believes prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should accept responsibility, vow to see the crisis through, and then go... Continue

18 October 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: What Labour should do next

This week, Keir Starmer needed to show, in policy terms, how life in Britain would change if he became prime minister... Continue

11 October 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: For Labour, it’s all to play for

Polling suggests that a victory for the party at the next general election could be anything from a coalition to a landslide... Continue

4 October 2023

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Rishi Sunak brought the Tories to a new low

Sunak's U-turn on the environment makes Boris Johnson and Liz Truss appear honest and capable... Continue

27 September 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.