23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tories won’t have liked it as much as they were hoping to
It is quite something to go from one full on campaign (the general election in May) into another (the Labour leadership election) and then within three days of your unexpected win make a hugely antici... Continue28 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Still no clearer re Dave’s Big Society
I thought it was a bit off of David Cameron to try to purloin the Pope's UK visit (once it was clearly going to be deemed a success) in support of his 'Big Society' plan. But triumphant though the P... Continue20 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Even if Tories milk it, am longing for Olympics to be success
If there are any proper journalists out there, I wonder if one of them could check out something interesting I heard from a usually reliable source the other day - namely that in every democracy whic... Continue15 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Piers’ and Cameron’s potshots at TB beneath two such ‘giants’
You've really got to love Piers Morgan ... Oh ok, you don't, and I realised even as I was typing the words that 'you've really got to love Piers Morgan' can take its place among the more idiotic order... Continue12 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Saatchi and Saatchi and my part in their piss-up
To the Saatchi Gallery last night after a plaintive call from a Labour Saatchi person (oh yes, they exist) to say the Saatchi and Saatchi 40th anniversary bash was a bit of a Tory wipe out. Hardly su... Continue10 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Too many phonehack questions unanswered – and not just for Number 10
I said before the election campaign that I thought the Andy Coulson/phonehack saga might explode during it, but such was the media desire for David Cameron to be given a quiet life that despite the o... Continue5 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s views on Labour leadership might be worth heeding
If David Cameron is anything like Tony Blair, he will be following the Labour leadership elections closely. There are many important people in the life of a Prime Minister, and in our system in partic... Continue29 August 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Big Society looking thin after Cameron’s Liverpool trip
As David Cameron works away in the US - gee what a Big Society that is - let us consider what we learned from yesterday's (re)launch of his Big Society back home. We learned that his favourite Grang... Continue20 July 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.