20 December 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hezza shows the new boys what a growth plan looks like
As I predicted on Sunday, Michael Heseltine's response to the silly briefing against him by Osborne and Co has been to crank up rather than wind down his interventionist ideas to get growth going. St... Continue31 October 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Reshuffle takes UK closer to America, not in a good way, and misses the point of London 2012
I woke up this morning to an avalanche of tweets in response to my asking on the way home from Stratford last night why the US, so dominant in Olympic sport, appear to be so relatively marginal in the... Continue5 September 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
More people care about planet’s future than Osborne’s, so Ed Davey needs to win coalition battle
If I may use a Bullingdon-type expression, I never much fancied the cut of the jib of Chris Huhne when he was Secretary of State for Environment and Climate Change (remember that.) Too much about hims... Continue24 July 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
NASA climate change scientist exposes world leaders’ abdication of resposibility
I like the sound of this NASA scientist Prof Jim Hansen, who intends to use his acceptance speech for a major award on Tuesday to issue a fresh warning about man-made climate change. It has been mind... Continue6 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron needs to take on the flat-earthers and win the argument for wind power
Back in the days when people seemed to accept at face value David Cameron's commitment to the environment, today's revelations that billions of pounds worth of investment in wind farms is on hold woul... Continue27 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Ideology is coming ahead of analysis for Osborne and Cameron tags along with it
I have not mentioned anywhere the attention-seeking, abusive and offensive remarks of a well-known TV presenter about strikers. He was on the TV at the time 'to launch a new DVD' so the abusiveness an... Continue2 December 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... Continue8 October 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.