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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

A night of joy and genius with Kevin Spacey, and a warning to the Tories

Many thanks to everyone who came to the Special Audience fundraiser with Kevin Spacey last night. Thanks to Melvyn Bragg for being such a superb interviewer. Above all thanks to Kevin for ninety minut... Continue

4 October 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Nothing to say and so little time not to say it

Not had time to watch any news or read any papers (except over shoulders of fellow tube travellers) so beyond knowing that the Pope is in town after a successful Scottish leg of his UK tour, that Bor... Continue

17 September 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Even if Tories milk it, am longing for Olympics to be success

If there are any proper journalists out there, I wonder if one of them could check out something interesting I heard from a usually reliable source the other day - namely that in every democracy whic... Continue

15 September 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Humourless Laws facing both ways with ease. And where is Nick Clegg?

People often say (rightly) there is not enough candour, and not enough humour, in politics. Why did Boris Johnson rise as he did? In part because of candour and a rare sense of humour. Why is someone ... Continue

18 May 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Boris and Waddles, an everyday tale of Tory croneyism

If you want another angle on how 'modern Toryism' might look in power, study the tale of Boris Johnson and Veronica Wadley. Most of you know who Boris is by now. Old Etonian (oh sorry, not allowed to... Continue

5 December 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Boris, the Tories and the tummy-tickling poodle press

Imagine that Mayor Ken Livinsgtone had been in contact with, and made odd public comments about, a Labour MP at the centre of a police investigation? Imagine that this had led to an inquiry which, wh... Continue

6 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Salute Peter M’s proper use of the F word

Tory blogger Iain Dale, who has manyqualities, not least supporting a team that wears claret and blue, suggests Ishould be hiding away in embarrassment at Peter Mandelson’s ‘tirade’ againstStar... Continue

19 February 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

When marriage is tested

It has been interesting to see what kind of twittering or Facebook status updating provokes the most intense responses. Blogging about Boris and the F word started a lively debate. The stuff I did las... Continue

16 February 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.

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