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A national catastrophe, and a vacuum in leadership. This is what Britain voted for

So where to start with the national catastrophe, which has reduced us to an international joke, that has been unleashed? Let's start with the thing people are crying out for right now - leadership. ... Continue

Technological illiteracy (TB’s), hubris (mine), loathing of Downton Abbey, (mine) and a question (Dave, Nick and Ed)

To the Institute of Directors this morning and a speech to a large room full of experts from public and private sector, at a conference organised by software specialists KANA. It is always good to ge... Continue

4 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

For Cameron, One Nation, Big Society and All In This Together are RIP. Ed Miliband has seized the opportunity this represents

David Cameron is likely to feign indifference to Ed Miliband's speech when asked about it, as he will be in the coming days. But he will be worried about it. When he PM was busy 'decontaminating the... Continue

2 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The door is opening on a public hearing for Ed Miliband, which makes this a big week for Labour

I missed Ed Miliband on the Marr programme and so, as is increasingly the case these days, I rely on twitter for a sense of how it went. According to some, Marr was a tad tougher than he tends to be o... Continue

30 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

After a period of silence, an omniblog on Dave-George-Vince omnishambles, Ed and TB, and Bank of Dave

One of the nice things about writing your own blog, rather than a newspaper column, is that you can write what you want when you want, and not be driven by the agenda or deadlines of others. So when ... Continue

13 July 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Clegg should make clear he can’t support the Gove-Osborne view on Leveson

Yesterday Nick Clegg tells his MPs not to support Jeremy Hunt in a Commons vote. Today the Deputy Prime Minister appears at the Leveson Inquiry. I suspect there may be a link, and I hope his distancin... Continue

13 June 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

Game on, and if Tories think this is about communications, the game is definitely winnable for Labour

I hope someone at Tory Central Office is minting a medal for Michael Fallon, the MP who so gamely trots from studio to studio defending whatever Cameron-Osborne shambles happens to be trending at the ... Continue

4 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

News agenda still tending to suit the Tories

Just caught the BBC TV news headlines. Lead story new planning rules being brought in by the government. Second story a rise in the cost of stamps. So neither of them particularly good stories for th... Continue

27 March 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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