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Tactical voting now the only way to stop the horror of a Johnson landslide

Below is the short speech I made on Friday to the Vote for a Final Say rally in London, which saw John Major, Tony Blair and Michael Heseltine share a platform to warn of the dangers for the country i... Continue

Forget the anti-politics politician stuff about Boris – we are witnessing a ruthless power play

As Boris Johnson charmingly and ruthlessly exploits the Olympics to build and extend his profile, he is beginning to remind me of another blonde charismatic Tory, namely Michael Heseltine. The more B... Continue

1 August 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The long and winding road to 2012 – and the turning point of a stack of handwritten letters to Tony Blair

It was as a result of a mid morning phone call from Tessa Jowell that I went to my diaries for 2002 and 2003 and tweeted some of the key moments in the history of the Olympic Bid. She was calling fro... Continue

27 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

More people care about planet’s future than Osborne’s, so Ed Davey needs to win coalition battle

If I may use a Bullingdon-type expression, I never much fancied the cut of the jib of Chris Huhne when he was Secretary of State for Environment and Climate Change (remember that.) Too much about hims... Continue

24 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Could POSH become to Cameron’s government the satirical tag that SPIN became to TB’s?

An edited version of this piece appears in today's Independent. I have italicised the bigger chunks not in the Indy for any of you who may have read it already, so you can skip to those bits! Also qui... Continue

25 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

POSH – just a play? Or a real problem for Cameron, Osborne and Johnson?

First things first, and a quick line the producers of POSH can use in any publicity should they wish to ... 'topical, relevant, well-written, well-cast, well-acted and very thought-provoking.' As to w... Continue

10 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If Cameron panders to the Tory right now, he is finished

I have been around long enough to know it is unwise to believe everything you read in the the Sunday papers, but the whiff of U-turn in the Tory air has a credible aroma to it. One word for David Cam... Continue

6 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Boris win a boost for Cameron – I don’t think so

It is remarkable how slowly the media moves from a pre-ordained narrative that turns out to be wrong. Boris Johnson having failed to win anything like the support being predicted for him, the win ove... Continue

5 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Game on, and if Tories think this is about communications, the game is definitely winnable for Labour

I hope someone at Tory Central Office is minting a medal for Michael Fallon, the MP who so gamely trots from studio to studio defending whatever Cameron-Osborne shambles happens to be trending at the ... Continue

4 May 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.

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