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We were promised ‘big speeches’ by May and her team. It took John Major to deliver one. Everyone should see it

As we await Theresa May's 'big speech' tomorrow, her contribution to the Road to Brexit 'strategy,' I throw out a question ... can anyone remember anything from those 'big speeches' made so far in thi... Continue

On Cheryl, Cameron’s kitchen and why Obama rebuffed Osborne’s plans on the deficit

I am hoping the sound of helicopters above means the President is on his way to France, able to escape Britain before he and the Prime Minister get asked about what Cheryl Cole's exit from American X ... Continue

26 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

With Big Society and NHS reforms in trouble, Cameron keeps press on side with superinjunctions support

With his Big Society still no clearer now than it was when he first coined the phrase to distance himself from Mrs Thatcher, with his NHS reforms now so confused that he may have to start the legisl... Continue

23 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If growth benefits only the rich, politics will get very interesting

An interesting and thoughtful piece from Gavin Kelly in The Observer. You can read the whole article at the bottom of this post, but the basic point is that there has been something of a collapse in l... Continue

22 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

At our best when at our most optimistic about the future – Ed Miliband’s speech has makings of a strategy

What with Twitter and superinjunctions (oh how the media love a story about the media) and the resurgence of Old Etonians in Who's Who, there is no room for Ed Miliband on the front page of The Guardi... Continue

21 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Economic snapshot from Yorkshire; and the build up to Football Focus play-off v Alan Sugar

To Leeds last night for a very enjoyable dinner with some of Yorkshire's top business people, and publication by BDO of a report into the prospects for the county's economy (strapline STRONGER, LEANER... Continue

20 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On both main planks of strategy, political and economic, coalition is misfiring

To return to one of my favourite themes ... David Cameron didn't win the election because he lacked strategic clarity. The public gave it to him - make a coalition work and sort out the economy. Th... Continue

12 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron’s ‘calm down dear’ Flashman moment was a flash of his vulnerability on the NHS

I think enough has probably already been said and written about David Cameron's latest Flashman moment, though I'm sure Michael Winner was dead chuffed to be trending on twitter alongside the Labour M... Continue

28 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Did the live TV coverage really have to focus so much on the violence?

I was at a conference most of yesterday, at a dinner in the evening and so missed both the march and most of the coverage. Fiona kept me in touch with a few text messages, mainly saying how big the c... Continue

27 March 2011

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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