Tories far from ‘effete and unfamiliar’ when it comes to twisted tax priorities
After yesterday's rebuttal of the FT Deutschland, I come a bit closer to home today, to rebut a piece that has popped up in my inbox from the Evening Standard. A better paper since Boris's wannabee a... Continue18 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Congrats to Ellie on PPB campaign, and Willy Hague on getting van Rompuy
Congratulations to young (I know it sounds patronising, but it is kind of relevant) Ellie Gellard who is today enjoying the sweet taste of campaign success. To people with political blood flowing thr... Continue17 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Biscuitgate and Susan Boyle, no win territory for GB
How long before 'Biscuitgate' pops up in the ongoing saga of Gordon Brown and his choice of favourite biscuit? Oh, it just did. Richard Nixon, you who opened our politics to the Daddy of the Gates, ... Continue19 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A line by line guide to the Mail statement on Gately article outrage
Mail Group Obergruppenfuhrer Paul Dacre continues to hide under his stone so instead of getting his balding head above the parapet to deal with the Stephen Gately storm, he has left it to a statement ... Continue16 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
16 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Inspired by kids’ green passion
Back from a very nice day spent talking about campaigns with 100 schoolchildren aged 11-14 who have decided they're going to change the world - or at least the bits of the world they live in. Ten tea... Continue14 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Musings from Bertie Ahern, and how I won the Nobel prize for literature
By popular demand (well, a few Facebook friends and a few Irish journalists) here are some of Bertie Ahern's reflections from my 80 minute chat with him at the Cheltenham Book Festival. As I tweeted ... Continue12 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Two nice surprises, sad end to day
Two nice surprises yesterday, three if you include the speed with which The Spectator backed down and apologised, as per yesterday's blog. First, speaking at a conference I fully expected to be a bi... Continue26 June 2009
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.