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People strangely unmoved by Cameron, but Labour need to get going now

To the lovely setting of Knowsley Park near Liverpool last night, and a speech to pensions experts. No, wait, wait, the specific brief was 'anything but pensions' so don't go away. Of course pensions... Continue

Feeding defeat talk waste of time. Fight to win

One of the interesting things about moving in and out of the politico-media bubble is to see the extent to which though the world has changed since I was at it full-time, a lot of the political habits... Continue

24 April 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Happy Birthday Lord Ashcroft HB2U

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Lord Ashcroft, happy birthday to you. Yes, the Great Man of Mystery celebrates his 64th birthday today. But three problems may be casting ... Continue

4 March 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Blair – dead big in Japan!

David Miliband said yesterday that foreign governments, and opposition parties, found it odd in the extreme that Britain's Conservatives were actively campaigning against Tony Blair becoming the first... Continue

26 October 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On the TUC, Roy of the Rovers and Anna Wintour

Once upon a time, there would have been only one contender for the main story of the coming week - the gathering of the Trades Union Congress in Liverpool. It used to be an event covered with exactl... Continue

14 September 2009

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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