3 June 2026
Posted by Alastair Campbell
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’s Diary: The prime minister is sunk
I'm starting to think the Tories are heading back, not a day too soon, into opposition... Continue
21 February 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Laura Trott’s car crash economics get a free ride
The reaction to her catastrophic interview would have been inescapable if Trott were a Labour minister... Continue
14 February 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Derek Draper and the Dalai Lama
The point of life is to live it and Derek embodied this... Continue
7 February 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Israel must talk to Hamas
Everything is impossible, as Nelson Mandela liked to put it, until you make it happen... Continue
31 January 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: There’s room for hope in British politics
In every election since 2010, fear has beaten hope but change is on the horizon... Continue
24 January 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.