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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

Cameron’s lack of understanding of lives of squeezed middle could be his undoing

Very good night at the fundraiser for Ed Miliband's constituency party in Doncaster last night. Good turnout, good mood, and after someone in the q and a had raised the crisis of capitalism, it duly e... Continue

26 November 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

New shadow cabinet must now defend better, attack better, and win the future better

As Liam Fox and Chris Huhne were embarrassing themselves and the government last night, I won't have been the only one to have liked the younger, more feminine look of the new shadow cabinet. But I a... Continue

8 October 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If the press are wrong about Ed, it won’t be the first time they’ve called the instant judgement badly

An interesting little passage in Polly Toynbee's column in The Guardian this morning, as she described the post-Ed speech process in the press room at Liverpool. "'Lurching to the left' and 'Red Ed' ... Continue

28 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Miliband has joined battle with Cameron on ground he feels sure of in himself

Ed Miliband said he was going to be his own man, and follow his own instincts and his own values, which is surely the right approach for a leader. He was at his best today when he was passionate about... Continue

27 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time for the 2 Eds to seize the agenda on growth in the economy

At least the economy is centre stage as Labour's conference begins. It has to be. And finally, after a year of the main parties arguing over the size and scale of the deficit, and the speed with whic... Continue

26 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron and Miliband both spoke well, but vulnerabilities for the government lie ahead

I thought both David Cameron and Ed Miliband spoke well in their statements to the Commons today. They both got the tone right, and had the right mix of rhetorical condemndation of the present and rec... Continue

11 August 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Don’t faint, but I want to say something positive about Nick Clegg

It has been widely and rightly recognised that Ed Miliband has shown real leadership in recent days. He has forced the pace on phonehacking, and the broader issues of media practices and culture which... Continue

15 July 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The press furore won’t swing an election, but it will change the nature of the debate to Labour’s benefit

Time for the blog to take a little breather from phonehacking, with three little scenes from yesterday which combined to lift my mood from the general media putrescence in which we have been swimming.... Continue

12 July 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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