23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Insight into Cameron’s style of leadership
There are two somewhat conflicting things you hear from inside government about David Cameron's style of leadership. The first is that he has taken to the job of PM as to the manor born. Say what you... Continue18 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
No wonder Cameron’s smiling. Broken pledges can be buried beneath Royal news
With Royal weddings top of the news agenda, it won't be too long (in historical terms) before Royal babies come along ... which brings me neatly to the subject of midwives, which brings me swiftly to ... Continue17 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Coalition hypocrisy – love London 2012, destroy school sport
Subject to the views of the voters of London, the chances are the Olympics in 2012 will be presided over by David Cameron (Tory), Boris Johnson (Tory), Colin Moyniham (Tory), and Seb Coe (Tory). Seb ... Continue16 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Happiness not a bad starting point for analysis of policy. The problem is the policy
I am not opposed to the idea, splashed across the Guardian, of including a measurement of happiness and well-being in any assessment of how well or otherwise the country and its families are doing. G... Continue15 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
12 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A lazy Monday blog for a ‘can’t be arsed’ Monday
The great thing about writing a blog, as opposed to a newspaper column, or an editorial, is that when you can't be arsed, you don't have to. One of the many bad things about our papers is that there ... Continue1 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Deep disillusion in deepest Cleggland; will he defect?
To deepest Cleggland last night, and if Mark Mardell thinks Barack Obama has disillusion problems, he should get himself to Sheffield for some of the real thing. I was speaking at the University Stud... Continue29 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Boris Johnson’s Kosovo analogy was planned, then Cameron has a problem
You can never quite tell with Boris Johnson whether what comes out of his mouth is planned or wholly accidental. That he has some concerns about the coalition government's planned changes to housing ... Continue28 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.