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My film on the Mail – and why it is good for the soul to rip it up

I know, I know, I am almost sixty years old, a grown man even  ... and yes, if my Mum was still alive, she'd say 'tut, tut, Alastair, why are you bothering to make a film about that silly man from th... Continue

Well done Dan Jarvis, and my latest litttle battle against the evil of the Mail

I've been away having laptop connection problems so apart from a couple of tweets I have not been able to congratulate Labour's Dan Jarvis on his excellent by-election win. And yes, of course I knew L... Continue

4 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hoping to race to Number 1 in the Chinese bestsellers’ list

What with fundraisers, festivals, speeches, interviews, inquiries, breakfasts, lunches and dinners, not to mention life on websites, twitter, Facebook and the like, I spend a lot of my time answering ... Continue

17 October 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Daily Mail tells truth shock horror

I am indebted to Labour's candidate in East Dunbartonshire, Mary Galbraith, for alerting me to an article which is about to make a miniscule piece of media history by becoming the first ever Daily Mai... Continue

5 February 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Dacre’s Downfall

Now come on folks, let's calm down a bit before this gay Paul Dacre thing gets out of hand. I mean the guy's got family, and even though the boys went to Eton, where they're taught to be tough out th... Continue

18 January 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Is Paul Dacre hiding a guilty secret that explains his deranged paper?

As those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook will know, on Wednesday I had a call from a behavioural psychologist, to tell me he had come to the conclusion that Obergruppenfuehrer Paul Dacre ... Continue

15 January 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hating the Mail – a mindset worth having

I booked a cab the other day, and saw The Daily Mail lying on the seat next to the driver. 'Sorry,' I said 'you can have me in the cab, or you can have the Mail, but you can't have both.' It was not ... Continue

17 October 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A line by line guide to the Mail statement on Gately article outrage

Mail Group Obergruppenfuhrer Paul Dacre continues to hide under his stone so instead of getting his balding head above the parapet to deal with the Stephen Gately storm, he has left it to a statement ... Continue

16 October 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Here goes with the smoked Salmond

The editor of the Sunday Mail (no, not the Mail on Scumday, for which I would never write, but the Glasgow-based paper) was taken by my blog the other day suggesting David Cameron was Alex Salmond's T... Continue

20 September 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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