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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

Gove is playing fast and loose with education as a way of aiming even higher (for himself not kids)

As Michael Gove reflects on his latest intervention, what will have the greater impact on him as he surveys the weekend papers with his usual careful reading? ... the fact that he has annoyed huge nu... Continue

23 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron has learned wrong lessons from TB: they should read the books more carefully

A version of this appears on The Huffington Post site today To the splendidly New Labour King’s Place on Monday, and an onstage interview with Steve Richards of the Independent as part of his ‘Po... Continue

21 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If Labour’s team had stayed united, I think we might have staved off a Bullingdon government

I can hardly complain at The Guardian's 'brilliant but bonkers' headline on the second part of the extracts they are running from my new book, Burden of Power. Tony Blair said the words, and he said ... Continue

18 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Clegg should make clear he can’t support the Gove-Osborne view on Leveson

Yesterday Nick Clegg tells his MPs not to support Jeremy Hunt in a Commons vote. Today the Deputy Prime Minister appears at the Leveson Inquiry. I suspect there may be a link, and I hope his distancin... Continue

13 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

POSH – just a play? Or a real problem for Cameron, Osborne and Johnson?

First things first, and a quick line the producers of POSH can use in any publicity should they wish to ... 'topical, relevant, well-written, well-cast, well-acted and very thought-provoking.' As to w... Continue

10 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

It’ll take more than the Queen’s popularity and the Olympics to help Tories shift the mood around them now

A while back I remember reading an article in which, on the back of the Royal Wedding, a senior Tory was predicting that with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to come, Britain was set for a wave o... Continue

31 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

To get all-party support, Cameron should indicate likely acceptance of Leveson plans when he appears

Love him or hate him (I lean more to the former camp, you may be surprised to know) Tony Blair reminded a lot of people yesterday why he became the most successful political leader of recent times, an... Continue

29 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

One big bad bold move … and Osborne’s star falls so far so fast

A few months ago, George Osborne, in the eyes of many of his MPs and much of the media, could do no wrong. He was not just the Chancellor presiding over a bold plan to cure all known economic ills in... Continue

27 May 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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