1 March 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
By-election coverage still showing gap between media and public mood on governing parties
Ladies and gentlemen, at the risk of appearing arrogant and boastful about my own considerable skills and experience in political strategy, may I take you back to my blog of January 2, headlined Both ... Continue14 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Davos should send fact-finding mission to Nottingham to end women drought
I've only been to Davos once, with the then PM TB, and can't say I enjoyed it much. All a bit 'look how important I am, I'm at Davos,' and all a bit gigantic cocktail party full of people looking over... Continue13 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Bankers get away with it – and Clegg says the coalition is working too well
Nick Clegg talked the other day of how the bankers are living in a 'parallel universe' if they think they can get away with massive bonuses. Now, as the bankers prepare to get away with massive bonus... Continue12 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Clegg’s weakness means banks can stick up two fingers yet again
I fear even more literals than yesterday as today it is my desktop that is giving me Internet accesss grief so I am using the iPad again, complete with tippytappy touch typing on slidey screen, and in... Continue8 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Media still pandering to the Cameron-Coulson line
Longer than usual blog today, most of it not written by me. You'll have to wait a bit for the point, but with thanks to the Labour Party's media monitoring department, I want to begin with an account ... Continue6 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
All hail Olli Issakeinen, the Finnish fib-watcher on Osborne’s case
It is one thing to have a following for writing a blog. Far more impressive, surely, is to have a following for being a regular commenter on a blog. Yet that is what is clearly happening to our Finni... Continue5 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Ed Miliband landed a blow yesterday. Now bigger arguments have to be demolished and built
There was a tiny hint of desperation in the voice of George Osborne's response to Ed Miliband's rather effective attack over the Tories' VAT rise yesterday. ‘The question Ed Milliband faces is thi... Continue4 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Beware the detail in coalition ‘U-turn’ on school sport
The papers are being briefed that the government is to perform a U-turn on the planned scrapping of School Sports Partnerships. This is to be announced as early as Monday. It is also to be placed in t... Continue18 December 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.