11 May 2026
Posted by Alastair Campbell
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... Continue
24 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... Continue
17 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexiteers’ Singapore-on-Thames promise was a con
Deceitful Brexiters always knew that a post-Brexit Britain and Singapore would be deeply incompatible... Continue
10 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Tories deserve to be annihilated at the election
It might even be better for the Conservatives too, but I am less concerned about them than I am about Britain... Continue
3 April 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Keir Starmer is better suited to government than opposition
Tom Baldwin’s biography of the Labour leader suggests we will see a return to serious politics if Starmer makes it to No 10... Continue
20 March 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Isaac Levido’s tactics have lost their shine
The old tactics of wedge politics, dog-whistling and dead cats are not working quite as well as they once did... Continue
13 March 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: China’s useful idiots are on the rise
We allow Russia and China far greater access into our media ecosystems than we can gain into theirs, which gives them a huge asymmetric advantage... Continue
5 March 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Parliament’s lessons from the Commons Gaza vote
An issue as serious as the Israel-Gaza war got lost in arcane parliamentary semantics... Continue
28 February 2024
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.