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A welcome addition to the depression campaign library – this time from a top footballer

A break from politics and the press today, and instead three of my other interests - football, mental illness and plugging books. No, not my own books, though these are available here here here here h... Continue

Breaking the blog-a-day spell as warm up to holiday

Concerned regulars text, email and comment, to ask whether the blog-free last couple of days signifies some woe that may have befallen me. One of my bouts of depression, for example. Something even w... Continue

20 July 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Thanks to Mr Harper on mental health, rebuttal of Mr Hague on Iraq

Given I left Downing Street in 2003, it's rare these days I get mentioned in Parliament. Then ... it's like waiting for a bus. Two mentions one after the other, first in Prime Minister's Questions, t... Continue

24 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On two inquiries

What with the extraordinary events unfolding in Iran, and the announcement of the inquiry into the war in Iraq, there was no room on the main news last night for the case of Christine Laird, who was a... Continue

16 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The shrinks await

Knocking this off very quickly before heading to a conference in the North East to make a speech on mental health. So before too long I will be in a room full of psychiatrists, in Tony Blair's old con... Continue

10 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

It’s Mind week – Get it off your Chest with me and Stephen Fry

I have no idea how days and weeks come to be such and such Day and such and such Week, but I do know that today sees the start of Mind week. I know because I am on my way to the BBC to talk it up on R... Continue

11 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

She may be my ‘wife’ but it is time to rebut!

I knew something was up when I got a rash of texts about dishwashers yesterday late morning. I was working on a speech at the time, so pushed the phone to one side and ignored them. Then, out on my b... Continue

3 March 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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