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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

My views, as a Cambridge professor no less, on politics and the press; not as clear or straight-forward as I expected

Never did I imagine, as I drank, fought and very occasionally studied my way through four years as a Cambridge University student, that one day I would be a 'visiting professor' no less. Also, given t... Continue

12 November 2013

My night in a ‘brothel’, and a warning for my friends at Twitter

Out last night to one of the most extraordinary venues I have ever spoken at. A club in Soho which - not that I have ever knowingly been in a Paris brothel - felt like, well, a Paris brothel. It was... Continue

8 November 2013

A chance to have a great laugh with Jo Brand AND stop people dying

If you like Jo Brand, if you like a good night out, if you have an empty diary on the evening of Sunday November 24, and if you have a passing interest in making a small contribution to curing cancer ... Continue

31 October 2013

Northern Ireland showed TB at his best

If you read The Guardian, you may already have seen the piece I am posting below. It is an extract from the introduction Tony Blair has written for the book I am publishing next week, The Irish Diarie... Continue

25 October 2013

Another day, another TV programme showing the dreadful damage alcohol does to Britain

Make sure you watch Channel 4 at 9pm tonight, and see how the wonderful people who work for our ambulance services are drowning in a sea of alcohol. Like Tommy Lemon, who lays to rest the myth that '... Continue

14 October 2013

On women and booze, and why more and more women are getting more and more worried

When I made a documentary on alcoholism for the BBC a couple of years ago, one of the first people to get in touch was Lucy Rocca who, together with a friend, had set up an online self-help group for ... Continue

13 October 2013

Time to Change gathering momentum – big new names signing up on World Mental Health Day

Every day seems to be something or other day, but when my 'top tweet' is from the United Nations no less, telling me today is 'World Mental Health Day,' I reckon it matters more than most. As an amba... Continue

10 October 2013

Asda, Tesco, Amazon show we are still in the dark ages re mental illness stereotyping

With apologies to Angela Merkel - I had intended to keep my praise of her as lead blog over the weekend - I feel I have to say something about the current furore raging about the 'mental patient Hallo... Continue

26 September 2013

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.