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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

rip diego maradona – thank you for everything, including a day i will never, ever forget

So Diego is dead, and that is really, really sad. Football is the greatest game on earth. And he was its greatest player. The world will be talking about him, writing about him, making films about hi... Continue

25 November 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Part 5, covid, johnson, trump rants, rambles and ruminations

On such a wonderful day, as most of the world breathes a high sigh of relief that a very good man is replacing a very bad man in the White House, I thought I would spend part of it tidying up and col... Continue

9 November 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Memo to Paul Dacre … you’re being used by the posh boys. let charles moore make a fool of himself alone

Dear Paul, I know I am fairly low down the list of those from whom you are likely to take advice, given I have often described you as one of the worst forces in our country's politics and culture,... Continue

27 September 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

amid huge mental health implications of covid, there is a lot we can do to help ourselves and each other

I'm writing this on a train south from Manchester, having taken a train north with Fiona last night, to pre-record an interview this morning for tomorrow morning's BBC Breakfast show. Yes, Covid-19 k... Continue

1 September 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Part 4, covid rants, rAmbles and ruminations

My need to tidy up is kicking in again, so here goes with putting some of my published Covid rants, rambles and ruminations over the last few weeks into some kind of order. It should be easier than t... Continue

23 July 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

RIP Jack Charlton … AND IF WE DON’T GET CROWDS BACK SOON, MY FAN-LESS MATCH TELLS ME IT COULD BE RIP FOOTBALL FOR MANY

Half way through writing this, the death of Jack Charlton was announced. A sad day for football, in England and Ireland especially, and the fact that it will dominate the news for much of the day, as... Continue

11 July 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Who would you rather have in charge of your life right now?

Klopp and Dyche? Or Johnson and Jenrick? Though there are occasionally some wonderful historical features on sport further into the paper, nobody would subscribe to The New European o... Continue

8 July 2020

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Jacinda or johnson? proper leader puts charlatan to shame

Below is the behind-a-paywall piece I wrote for the New Zealand Herald on their government's success in dealing with Covid, compared with the national catastrophe that has befallen their old colonial... Continue

11 June 2020

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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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