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Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

‘I, me, my’ – far from acting in the national interest, our deluded and desperate PM is acting in gross betrayal of it

It has become fashionable to praise Theresa May for her ‘resilience,’ and also to express sympathy for her predicament. I find it harder and harder to do either. Yes, she inherited a tough hand fr... Continue

17 December 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

‘The eyes have it’ – Gauke, Gardiner, Farage are right to be fearful of the shift in mood on Brexit

Let’s start with a bit of self-awareness. I am fully conscious, as I recorded last week following a gentle chiding from the velvet mouth of Mariella Frostrup, that I can be aggressive in debate, and... Continue

7 November 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron may blame ‘lunatic’ Gove but he – and Eton – have a lot to answer for in the Brexit story of decline

So the Brextremists at the Daily Telegraph think that a Cabinet without any Old Etonians in it is a bad thing, and worry where the talent of the future is going to come from if not the Eton playing f... Continue

6 August 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If the BBC think their supine stance on Brexit will save them from the hard right, they are naive in the extreme

'All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.' These words, most commonly attributed to the 18th Century Irish-born Whig Edmund Burke, may have come from someone viewed by s... Continue

6 April 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

We were promised ‘big speeches’ by May and her team. It took John Major to deliver one. Everyone should see it

As we await Theresa May's 'big speech' tomorrow, her contribution to the Road to Brexit 'strategy,' I throw out a question ... can anyone remember anything from those 'big speeches' made so far in thi... Continue

1 March 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The speeches our leaders should make … Instead May ‘celebrates’ the vilest Brit alive, Paul Dacre

As the Brexit chaos continues, with ministers now falling by the wayside at a rate of one a week, the PM held in near contempt by those who remain in Cabinet, the NHS Chief Executive having to go publ... Continue

9 November 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On the new diaries, Piers, Owen Jones, TBGB, Theresa/Boris, Dave/George

Another year, another volume of diaries, this one covering the time from Tony Blair's third election win to his departure from office two years later. A majority of 66 - what would Theresa May or Jere... Continue

20 September 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As the national mood shifts,a reminder that the £350m for the NHS was just one of many Brexit lies past present future

I am well aware I live in LME land - indeed perhaps the NW3 postcode could hardly be more Liberal Metropolitan Elite if it tried. I am also aware that I wear my anti-Brexit views loudly, so most of th... Continue

14 July 2017

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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