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The weird virus infecting Labour debate

My partner Fiona has a piece in The Guardian today pointing out not merely how much the last Labour government achieved in education, but also how absurd it is for someone like Zarah Sultana, a newly... Continue

Bit of a whiff developing around the Gove email saga

Michael Gove looked like a naughty boy caught with his hand in the sweet jar when Ed Miliband quizzed the Prime Minister about the Schools Secretary's ill-judged running commentary on the Leveson Inqu... Continue

3 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Gove has a surefire recipe for educational disaster – guest blog from a headteacher trying to stave off disaster

Please welcome with a guest blog Mr Jeremy Rowe, headteacher of Sir John Leman High School in Beccles, Suffolk, who is seeing very close up the effect of Michael Gove's potty ideology, and is therefor... Continue

23 February 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Weird agreements break out on The Big Questions, and with Joey Barton

Despite feeling like death warmed up on waking - am on antibiotics for a chest infection and anti-depressants for Le Chien Noir - I enjoyed the BBC Big Questions debate. I know Nicky - no relation - ... Continue

22 January 2012

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

Today’s FT shows more progress in schools under Labour – who need to fight back harder against Tory rubbishing of record

With thanks to Labour's media monitoring department, and to the Financial Times, here is the first's account of the second's report today on school standards. ‘Poorer pupils seen to be catching up ... Continue

1 October 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

With the world as it is, strong leadership is easier said than done

To a posh Knightsbridge hotel last night, and the launch of the Harvard Business Review in London, which they chose to celebrate with a discussion between me and BT chairman Sir Michael Rake. Nice guy... Continue

21 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Gove needs to get a grip of his special advisors, and answer accusations of breach of FoI laws

'Maximum openness for maximum trust' was one of the principles I tried to operate when heading up attempts to co-ordinate communications across government. There were risks attached to that, of cours... Continue

20 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Gove’s team clearly very defensive re free schools

Very much in 'partner of' role, I went the other evening to the launch of School Wars, a book on the current battle for the future of education policy, written by Fiona's fellow campaigner for compreh... Continue

10 September 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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