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... Continue
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3 September 2025
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Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Our media obsession with Trump is playing into China’s hands
China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America... Continue
12 March 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Donald Trump, America’s unserious narcissist
Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0... Continue
5 March 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Donald and Vladimir, a love story
Donald Trump and the mind-bending insanity of his foreign policy that treats enemies as friends and vice versa... Continue
26 February 2025
We need a Labour revolution on Brexit
Closer EU alignment would boost growth, strengthen our hand against an unpredictable US and set a trap for Farage and Badenoch... Continue
14 February 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: The Rest Is Politics heads to Damascus
The scale of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s victory is immense. But, the challenge of rebuilding his shattered country is even greater... Continue
12 February 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: How I remember John Prescott
At the late former deputy prime minister’s funeral, it became clear that Britain could do with some politicians like him today... Continue
5 February 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Finding a ray of hope in Trump’s dark new era
At Davos, Nigerian-American Salome Agbaroji's poetry urged leaders not to cower in the face of populism... Continue
29 January 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Who’s really to blame for populism?
In pinning the blame for Trump, Brexit and the world’s woes on voters, we give politicians a free pass... Continue
22 January 2025
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.