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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

Don’t fall for Boris Johnson’s ‘I’m not a Tory’ shtick

So tomorrow London decides whether Boris Johnson gets another bash at being Mayor, or Ken Livingstone a return to City Hall. Whizzing through my morning media brief, I see Ed Miliband correctly expos... Continue

2 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If people want a progressive Mayor for London, it has to be Ken

Anyone who has read my diaries knows that Ken Livingstone has not always been my flavour of the month. And during this campaign for the London Mayorlty, in some of the things he has said and done, he ... Continue

22 April 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Disability campaigners expose sham/cover-up of coalition consultation on benefit reforms

Today's blog is given over to a press release from a group of disabled disability campaigners who have exposed the sham that is the coalition government's public consultation on Disability Living Allo... Continue

9 January 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Can someone tell me what this Tory conference is all about?

For various reasons I have seen no news coverage and read no newspaper reports of the Tory conference since Sunday morning. This has not been a deliberate snub to one of the two ruling parties, just t... Continue

4 October 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In an era of blandism, Boris’s blondism has a certain appeal, but now is a test of SERIOUS leadership

The next couple of days will dictate whether a crisis becomes a disaster, or another crisis managed to a relatively successful conclusion. Any crisis requires strong clear leadership, and when it is ... Continue

9 August 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

That Nice airport blog in full — Cameron would have handled crisis better if he had gone to a comprehensive

It is evidence of just how badly David Cameron has handled the News International scandal that he is having to cut short a planned - and important - trip to Africa. Indeed, amid all the talk of victi... Continue

18 July 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Coalition hypocrisy – love London 2012, destroy school sport

Subject to the views of the voters of London, the chances are the Olympics in 2012 will be presided over by David Cameron (Tory), Boris Johnson (Tory), Colin Moyniham (Tory), and Seb Coe (Tory). Seb ... Continue

16 November 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If Boris Johnson’s Kosovo analogy was planned, then Cameron has a problem

You can never quite tell with Boris Johnson whether what comes out of his mouth is planned or wholly accidental. That he has some concerns about the coalition government's planned changes to housing ... Continue

28 October 2010

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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