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Whacking public services now a clear political strategy to match economic strategy of cuts

I was surprised there were no ministers at the Local Government Awards organised by the Municipal Journal last night. It was one of those events at which, if memory serves me right, Labour always trie... Continue

The joins of the dark arts are showing in coalition leak

I don't know if Malcolm Tucker is to be killed off now that the coalition has replaced Labour, or if a new coalition version may replace him, but if the latter is the case, he/she and its scriptwriter... Continue

2 November 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The ones who caused the crisis laughing all the way from the bank

Just caught sight of Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on TV trying rather unsuccessfully to maintain that the George Osborne package was 'progressive', followed by a man in the City saying that it w... Continue

20 October 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Big Society looking thin after Cameron’s Liverpool trip

As David Cameron works away in the US - gee what a Big Society that is - let us consider what we learned from yesterday's (re)launch of his Big Society back home. We learned that his favourite Grang... Continue

20 July 2010

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.