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Labour must not let Lansley get away with burying good news on the NHS – and other media double standards

It's fascinating to watch liberal commentators say how blindingly obvious it is that military action should be taken to deal with a fascist dictator killing his own people (aka Gaddafi) ... in many in... Continue

Hard to disagree with anything Cameron said on Libya today

Having devoted many words on this blog to pointing out David Cameron's failings, it seems fair to point out how well he has done with regard to Libya in the last few days. It looked highly unlikely a... Continue

18 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A word of defence for William Hague, and a reminder of Gaddafi and WMD

I didn't hear William Hague's interview on the Today programme - I am a silence person first thing - but the avalanche on twitter suggested he didn't do terribly well. I thought I would offer a word ... Continue

24 February 2011

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.