6 October 2026
Posted by Alastair Campbell
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... Continue
5 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?... Continue
29 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... Continue
22 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... Continue
15 May 2024
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Mitsotakis’s lessons for Sunak
Unlike our PM, the Greek leader listens to questions and actually answers them... Continue
8 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... Continue
1 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... 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 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.