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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

One year on from the referendum, it is becoming clearer Brexit needs to be stopped to prevent damage to Britain

Last night I was at The Guildhall to do the after dinner turn at the Franco-British Young Leaders' gathering, which brings together rising stars in politics, business, the military, media and academia... Continue

23 June 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On Brexit, Trump, trust and whither politics

Here is the text of the speech I gave this week to the DJOEF conference in Copenhagen, on Brexit, Trump, trust, winning and whither politics I am very flattered that you have asked me to talk about t... Continue

29 April 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Brexit increasingly means shambles, and one which prevents NHS shambles being sorted too

It seems that tomorrow Theresa May intends to say once more that mental health is a priority of hers. She said the same on the day she became Prime Minister. So I wish she could have been at the Roya... Continue

8 January 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The lesson of political history is keep fighting for what you believe in – including Britain in Europe

Thanks for all the positive feedback for the piece I did for the second issue of The New European, an extract of which I posted a few days ago, and the full version of which you can read below. The N... Continue

17 July 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Memo to PM May: not a second referendum, but a first referendum on a proper choice of options after real debate

There have not been that many rays of light emerging from that dark day of national self-harm, June 23, but one has been the emergence of a new 'pop-up newspaper' aimed especially at the 48percent who... Continue

14 July 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On Brexit, Chilcot, Corbyn, Leadsom and May: the Mad Hatter-ology of modern politics

This was first published yesterday by International Business Times. Since June 23, when we 'took back control' (of what precisely remains very unclear) I have been in South America, and four Europea... Continue

10 July 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A national catastrophe, and a vacuum in leadership. This is what Britain voted for

So where to start with the national catastrophe, which has reduced us to an international joke, that has been unleashed? Let's start with the thing people are crying out for right now - leadership. ... Continue

28 June 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

3Ps+U = REMAIN. Peace, power, prosperity v Fear of the Unknown

Yesterday I spent a lively couple of hours debating the pros and cons of EU membership with former Chancellor Norman Lamont in the City. He was one of the first high profile political figures ever to ... Continue

15 June 2016

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.