Hoping to race to Number 1 in the Chinese bestsellers’ list
What with fundraisers, festivals, speeches, interviews, inquiries, breakfasts, lunches and dinners, not to mention life on websites, twitter, Facebook and the like, I spend a lot of my time answering ... Continue17 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The day my challenging student warned Cheltenham of war over benefit cuts
The Cheltenham Literature Festival seems to get bigger every year. It is possible to see the growth of literary festivals as part of the celebrity culture - so there I was, darling, chatting to Salman... Continue10 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Nothing to say and so little time not to say it
Not had time to watch any news or read any papers (except over shoulders of fellow tube travellers) so beyond knowing that the Pope is in town after a successful Scottish leg of his UK tour, that Bor... Continue17 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fancy a night out with Kevin Spacey?
If so, check your diary and go to http://www.beatbloodcancers.org/kevinspacey I promise, as someone who has enjoyed a few nights out with Kevin Spacey, that you won't regret the investment. What'... Continue6 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A gentle castigation of TB from my mental health friends
With my mental health campaigner, former Mind champion hat on, I have been asked by friends and colleagues at Rethink to land a gentle slap on the wrist of one T Blair, author of a book, A Journey, w... Continue3 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Torybashing in abeyance – best wishes to William and Ffion Hague
I've always had a bit more time for William Hague than some of the other Tory leaders TB saw off during his leadership of the Labour Party. John Major could never forgive Tony for beating him and lik... Continue2 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
Beautiful but macabre setting for work on volume 2 of diaries
Greetings from Lake Megunticook. Those of you who read my second novel, Maya, may have heard of it. It is the place in Maine, New England, where the narrator, Steve, came to write the story of his fri... Continue24 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.