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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

Good luck to the marchers; and meet a man who may have to enter my Great People list

Good luck to all the marchers trying to put a bit of sense into the government before the full extent of the cuts programme is felt, and the Big Society becomes more pressured, more fractured and a lo... Continue

26 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

WPP return a sideshow; the Plan A fundamentals leave Osborne more worried than he looked

Martin Sorrell's announcement that he will bring his WPP HQ back to the UK was a dramatic and welcome coup ... for Martin Sorrell. To get to the top of the news was evidence of a nifty spin team, and... Continue

24 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Britain least convinced of EU countries of need for massive cuts

It says something for the insularity of the UK media that The Guardian makes such a big deal of the idea of special reports from our European neighbours. Too often, the editor rightly says, the countr... Continue

14 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Fred Goodwin superinjunction underlines need for Parliament not media or judges to decide policy in this area

A few weeks ago I took part in a discussion at one of the big internet companies on something called 'the right to be forgotten.' The notion - which the giants of the web are not terribly keen on - i... Continue

11 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As Cameron slithers from tactic to tactic, Mandelson and Straw right to defend difficult positions

I may not have liked much about Peter Mandelson's book ("'insufferably self-indulgent' - Alastair Campbell" doesn't seem to have made it to the quotes on the cover of the paperback). However, I totall... Continue

7 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Shirley Williams talking sense on NHS, Philip Hammond talking sense on rail, but Big Society could derail him

For the second time in less than a week - well done Charles Kennedy on re-election as Rector of Glasgow University - I intend to be nice about a Lib Dem. I did not see BBC Question Time last week, bu... Continue

28 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hezza signals discontent at lack of Cameron grip, but Osborne won’t U-turn yet

I got back from Leicester in time to catch a bit of Question Time and was interested to see that the audience seemed mildly supportive of the government's U-turn on the sell-off of forests. It was a ... Continue

18 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time running out for Tories’ ‘all Labour’s fault’ mantra

The Tories have had a very good run with their 'it's all Labour's fault', but it is slowly coming to an end. With the public, or at least the centre of gravity of public opinion, I think it came to ... Continue

17 February 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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