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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

More people care about planet’s future than Osborne’s, so Ed Davey needs to win coalition battle

If I may use a Bullingdon-type expression, I never much fancied the cut of the jib of Chris Huhne when he was Secretary of State for Environment and Climate Change (remember that.) Too much about hims... Continue

24 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Wiggins’ win the start of a great British summer for sport – and the chance to rescue Olympics legacy

Out this morning for a pre-Wiggo-triumph two-hour ride through small French towns and villages, I popped into a little bike shop to get a few bits and bobs. Bradley Wiggins' yellow helmet took pride... Continue

22 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

IMF report another step towards the end of this unelected one-term Tory government

TweedleGeorge and TweedleDanny were out the other day, dressed in G4S style security jackets, announcing a bit of infrastructure spending. TweedleDanny appeared to have lost the power of speech, but h... Continue

20 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

G4S boss needs a haircut – and Cameron and May need to get a grip

First impressions matter. Nowhere is that more important than in the growth industry of event security. I like my security guards to look like Howard Webb, tall and strong, with a pleasing manner but ... Continue

15 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

After a period of silence, an omniblog on Dave-George-Vince omnishambles, Ed and TB, and Bank of Dave

One of the nice things about writing your own blog, rather than a newspaper column, is that you can write what you want when you want, and not be driven by the agenda or deadlines of others. So when ... Continue

13 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Osborne should avoid the weekend press – unless he wants to learn from his failure as a strategist

George Osborne is an avid reader of his press cuttings, but his advisers may well be tempted to get him away to a newspaper free zone this weekend. The Chancellor still has plenty of admirers in the ... Continue

7 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron should take a greater interest in N Ireland – time Robinson and McGuinness were invited to country supper

It used to raise a few eyebrows when I said 'I really like Martin McGuinness', but now that The Queen has shaken him by the hand, with a big smile across her face, I feel less isolated in my view. He... Continue

29 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Could POSH become to Cameron’s government the satirical tag that SPIN became to TB’s?

An edited version of this piece appears in today's Independent. I have italicised the bigger chunks not in the Indy for any of you who may have read it already, so you can skip to those bits! Also qui... Continue

25 June 2012

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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