20 December 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Politics has so much to learn from business and sport in the art of winning
It is always a nice moment when the publisher sends through the final, final version of the cover of a planned new book. It is especially nice when the designer has taken an idea given by the author -... Continue21 November 2014
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Lessons for Labour in fascinating Axelrod account of Obama election win
I suppose political strategists are likely to be more interested in interviews with political strategists than most people, but anyone with an interest in politics, campaigns and the next election sho... Continue15 March 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Practical lessons for Labour from Obama’s re-election – guest blog
This blog comes courtesy of a friend of mine, Greg Nugent, who until recently was part of the London 2012 team under Seb Coe which helped deliver the best Olympic and Paralympic Games ever. It must... Continue15 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Obama learns from Abraham Lincoln, as they all do. But there are lessons from Lyndon Johnson too
By an accident of timing, I was reading the latest of Robert Caro's vast books on Lyndon Johnson on a flight yesterday, and reached the point where President Kennedy was assassinated, and Johnson had ... Continue7 November 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Romney, thanks to his gaffes, the Tea Party and Fox News, is turning out to be Obama’s best asset
Here is a piece the Telegraph asked to do on Mitt Romney's latest balls-up, his stupid comments on 'victim' Americans, and anti-peace Palestinians. We could be reaching the point of no return for Mr R... Continue19 September 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On Romney and Ryan, strategy and tactics – piece for TIME magazine
Following my blog on Mitt Romney appointing Paul Ryan as his running mate, TIME magazine asked me to write a piece for their international edition. Here it is. To win a campaign, you have to make the... Continue24 August 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
For Romney, read McCain; for Ryan, read Palin. Good tactics, bad strategy. Obama can smile
This is not hindsight speaking, because I said at the time of John McCain's appointment of Sarah Palin as his running mate that it was 'tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous.' I have said it ... Continue14 August 2012
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.