A new version of an old Cliff Richard song could be biggest feelgood dampener yet
It is always wise to be a little suspicious of stories which emerge from private sector surveys, particularly if designed as what journalists in the pre no-deadline online age used to call a 'Sunday f... Continue20 June 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Public will tire very quickly of coalition emotionalism. They should learn from downside of TB-GBery
One of the most debilitating aspects of divisions in government is the emotional energy they absorb. Whilst I can and regularly do make the case that between them Tony Blair and Gordon Brown achieved... Continue10 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cable’s boast another little boost for lucky Cameron
I cannot bring myself to listen to the audioversion of the Telegraph's stitch-up of Vince Cable, any more than I will bother to watch his 'celebrity' appearance on Strictly Come Dancing. The first is ... Continue21 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
As Gove changes school funding, stand by for another Clegg ‘I agonised’ interview
Take a look at Nick Clegg's face and hands in the picture in this Guardian report of how the Lib Dems planned to abandon the tuition fees pledge before the last election. The report makes pretty clea... Continue13 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Should Phil Woolas call Clegg in his defence?
The best bits of Private Eye often come from the spoof press reports, which mock both the people they are about, and often the media and the manner of its reporting. There is one such funny piece thi... Continue11 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time for families of Lib Dem MPs to stand up for what they used to believe in
I would love to be a fly on the wall of kitchens and living rooms at weekends in the homes of Lib Dem MPs now helping the Tories do things they always wanted to but never dared to try. Politicians by... Continue7 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The joins of the dark arts are showing in coalition leak
I don't know if Malcolm Tucker is to be killed off now that the coalition has replaced Labour, or if a new coalition version may replace him, but if the latter is the case, he/she and its scriptwriter... Continue2 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If she’d stuck at the rat bit, Harriet would have been fine
As I got very wet cycling round and round the Emirates Stadium this morning, I was pondering whether a man could have got away with calling Danny Alexander a 'ginger rodent.' Maybe - that was the con... Continue31 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.