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Europe needs to get real on defence; Britain needs to get real on Europe

Below is the text of a speech I am making this evening to the Labour Movement for Europe, urging a change in approach by Labour, to be bolder in the terms of the "reset" that is promised, clearer in ... Continue

The weird virus infecting Labour debate

My partner Fiona has a piece in The Guardian today pointing out not merely how much the last Labour government achieved in education, but also how absurd it is for someone like Zarah Sultana, a newly... Continue

4 February 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Tactical voting now the only way to stop the horror of a Johnson landslide

Below is the short speech I made on Friday to the Vote for a Final Say rally in London, which saw John Major, Tony Blair and Michael Heseltine share a platform to warn of the dangers for the country i... Continue

8 December 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Tactical voting – a template that could help Labour and Lib Dem voters unite in opposition to a big Johnson majority

If the polls, and my sense of the current mood, are right, Boris Johnson is on for a majority. Nothing like the majorities we won for Labour when I was working with Tony Blair, but enough for him to c... Continue

3 December 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Sad, but truth has to be told about People’s Vote crisis

Nobody would be happier than I if my time and energies were devoted to nothing but fighting the fight to get a second referendum, a task made more complicated by the election, but still not impossib... Continue

4 November 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

As Johnson’s latest wheeze falls apart, my speech to French business on what is going on … spoiler alert JE NE SAIS PAS – ET LUI NON PLUS

I haven’t blogged for ages – twitter and telly so much easier!! – but as I am making a long speech today, I thought I would post it here. It is indeed long, though not Cummings-blog-length. Oh,... Continue

3 October 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

How the seeds of fascism are being sown by Trump and his fellow populists

Had a fascinating time exploring mental health services in Australia. Now back in Europe, and realised I have not exactly been putting much on here! So over the next few days I will post some of ... Continue

27 July 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Massive bust up at People’s Vote – not

There seems to be a wee bit of interest - even Trump/Farage fan club president Piers Morgan is piling in - about a Buzzfeed story about alleged divisions at the heart of the anti-Brexit campaign. Hug... Continue

17 July 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Emily Thornberry will see the passion for a People’s Vote, which we can win

It’s good news that shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry is speaking at a People’s Vote rally tomorrow. It has definitely felt at times like the Labour Party is having to be dragged kicking ... Continue

13 July 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

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.

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