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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

Weird agreements break out on The Big Questions, and with Joey Barton

Despite feeling like death warmed up on waking - am on antibiotics for a chest infection and anti-depressants for Le Chien Noir - I enjoyed the BBC Big Questions debate. I know Nicky - no relation - ... Continue

22 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

A gentle sob at the Tory Big Lie; and grumblings from business re procurement not keeping up with change

To a conference of software suppliers organised by Opentext, where ex civil servant Jonathan Portes and I were the keynote speakers. Jonathan now runs the National Institute of Economic and Social Res... Continue

19 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

A tale of two Parliamentarians – Skinner and Gove

Dennis Skinner may not thank me for saying so, but he was a huge support to me, and more importantly to Tony Blair, when TB was Prime Minister. Yes, he lambasted some of the changes made as huge stri... Continue

18 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Blue Monday may be a PR nonsense, but it’s another chance to talk about mental health discrimination

Part of me hates the Blue Monday thing. Another part of me thinks that anything that gets people talking about mental illness is a good thing. And on Blue Monday (today or next Monday depending on how... Continue

16 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Time to Change campaign needs politicians as well as sports stars to open up about depression

My last blog was about depression and sport. I make no apology for returning to the theme today, inspired by going on twitter to see how Ed Miliband's interview with Andrew Marr was going down - mixed... Continue

15 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Freddie Flintoff and friends did a great job for depression last night

Congratulations to Freddie Flintoff and the BBC for last night's documentary on depression in sport. Sport plays such a central part in so many lives, and I have no doubt that the collection of sports... Continue

12 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

With the right-wing media kicking Ed, ‘Blairite zombie’ conspiracy theories from the left don’t exactly help him

So as expected, Ed Miliband's speech got the thumbs down from most of the broadcasters yesterday. The mood around the Labour leader has been a good illustration of how the modern media works, and why ... Continue

11 January 2012

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Ed Miliband’s message is striking a chord amid all the media negativity re him as message-carrier

Today's Financial Times has a full page ad (and a right-hand page 7 at that) for the Business in the Community awards. Down at the bottom of the page are a number of companies and their logos. The com... Continue

10 January 2012

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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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