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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

It’ll take more than the Queen’s popularity and the Olympics to help Tories shift the mood around them now

A while back I remember reading an article in which, on the back of the Royal Wedding, a senior Tory was predicting that with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to come, Britain was set for a wave o... Continue

31 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

One big bad bold move … and Osborne’s star falls so far so fast

A few months ago, George Osborne, in the eyes of many of his MPs and much of the media, could do no wrong. He was not just the Chancellor presiding over a bold plan to cure all known economic ills in... Continue

27 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Labour focus on creative industries welcome. Should be part of Plan B

As David Cameron and George Osborne flounder, play the blame game, lecture others, and stick to a Plan A that isn't working, the economic argument is shifting Labour's way. Of course there are still ... Continue

21 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron facing in confusing (not to mention hypocritical) directions. Needs Plan B

I am confused. David Cameron is arguing for austerity at home. But blaming Angela Merkel for damaging the eurozone through her commitment to ... er ... austerity. I am also confused ... because the T... Continue

20 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Tories seem to dislike everyone who works in public service – apart from ‘independent’ Mervyn King

So I went out for a run yesterday, over the Heath to the opticians to get my glasses tightened. Only en route it is my chest that is tightening - asthma bad this time of year - and I end up walking pa... Continue

17 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Plenty for Cameron to be nervous about as confident Hollande takes the reins in the rain

I was in Paris for part of the aftermath of former Presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn's spectacular fall. The mood in the Parti Socialiste at the time was one of real anxiety, for all the con... Continue

16 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron very defensive as he starts decoupling from Clegg

It is a sign of the Prime Minister's new found defensiveness that he is saying to the Daily Mail things they want to hear, and his team are stressing that today's Queen's Speech is no big deal compare... Continue

9 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If Cameron panders to the Tory right now, he is finished

I have been around long enough to know it is unwise to believe everything you read in the the Sunday papers, but the whiff of U-turn in the Tory air has a credible aroma to it. One word for David Cam... Continue

6 May 2012

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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