23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron has media stitched up, but public still doubtful
Gosh, David Cameron must have reeled his way out of the BBC studio after that mauling from Andrew Marr. That final question - tough or what? Hey, we can read the body language, said Marr ... 'you're... Continue2 May 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
All still to play for. GB won. DC not answering. NC on wane
I caught a snatch of a Five Live phone-in on the TV debates this morning, where the sense of the calls I heard was the clear dissonance between what people thought, and what the polls and pundits said... Continue30 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
All returning to roots as decison day looms
I've gone back to my journalistic roots today with an interview in the Mirror with Alex Ferguson talking about his roots, and how he has never forgotten them despite all the success and wealth he has ... Continue28 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Eton fags not the only ones looking forward to life under Dave
Sometimes it is the little things that signal the kind of big change Britain will undergo if we get a Tory government. When I say little, I mean not the driving issues of the economy and the future ... Continue27 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg over-reach and cuddle up to Cameron both mistakes
I wonder if Nick Clegg is not beginning to over-reach himself in stepping up the kind of demands he would make in support of either a Tory or Labour Prime Minister. It is of course in his interests t... Continue26 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Exposed: Tories and Lib Dems desperate to avoid policy debate
If ever anything showed the Tory and Lib Dem fear of having a serious debate on substance it is the outcome of three-party discussions about a joint plea to broadcasters to do more policy and less pro... Continue25 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Even their own polls say GB did better than they’re saying
One of the broadcasters told one of GB's aides last night that David Cameron 'won' the second leaders' TV debate. Fine, you might think. The guy's entitled to his opinion, and that was what he thought... Continue23 April 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The election landscape has changed. Exciting times
My old mate Bruce Grocott, Tony Blair's parliamentary aide and a top top man, once said that if he and I ever wrote a book, we should call it 'why I was right all along.' It was a variation on the the... Continue16 April 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.