4 August 2025
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Erdoğan’s hold could be weakening
Despite the president’s propaganda machine, Turkish people appear confident that their democracy is strong enough to vote him out of office... Continue
17 July 2024
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Opposition never suited Starmer, but government does
Despite the enormous challenges he faces, Starmer has already grown into the role of prime minister... Continue
10 July 2024
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Britain deserves a change in government
Meanwhile, in Newark, Robert Jenrick appears to fancy himself as future Tory leader... Continue
3 July 2024
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell’s election diary: The Conservatives deserve a superdefeat
What the Tories mean by a ‘supermajority’ is that they are set to lose really, really badly on July 4. Good... Continue
26 June 2024
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Sunak’s new campaign plan revealed
The Conservatives know their best hope of avoiding a wipeout is to stir up apathy... Continue
23 June 2024
The Tory voter suppression strategy
The bad news is that it’s beginning to work... Continue
21 June 2024
Alastair Campbell’s election diary: Labour cannot avoid the elephant in the room
To pretend we can become the fastest growing economy in the G7 – Labour’s No 1 mission – without addressing how to recover from Brexit risks undermining it... Continue
19 June 2024
Alastair Campbell’s election diary: Sunak’s D-day disaster will define his campaign
Are Sunak’s advisers so politically inept that they could not see the enormity of the own goal they were about to score?... Continue
12 June 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.