Alastair Campbell’s diary: We expect politicians to lie – and that’s the problem
We have become too accustomed to figures like Donald Trump, who see misinformation as a weapon rather than a issue... Continue-
26 November 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Smash the populists, Keir
The prime minister needs to set out the path to a much better Britain than the one we have, before Nigel Farage does it for him... Continue24 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Where Starmer went wrong with the Mandelson debacle
Politics is as much about relationships and an understanding of human nature as it is about policy and legislation. The PM must learn this before it’s too late... Continue17 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: When I unpacked the Putin papers
Today, the west sees Putin as a bloodthirsty dictator hellbent on destroying peace democracy in Europe. 25 years ago, the picture was very different... Continue10 September 2025
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... Continue3 September 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Does Trump deserve the Nobel?
His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war... Continue27 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: What cricket tells us about life
Americans may have Apple, Amazon and the lead in the AI race, but Donald Trump is killing their soft power... Continue13 August 2025
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... Continue4 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: My date with Ghislaine Maxwell
If you had said to me then she might end up attached to a powerful man, able to build and exploit connections wherever he found them, I could well have seen how it may happen... Continue30 July 2025