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Hoovergate – the rebuttal amid hope of Labour win

I find myself once again in the position of having to rebut the accusations of my partner. No, this is not some kind of John Terry/Wayne Bridge drama about to unfold before your eyes, but a response t... Continue

The Speaker’s wife is a credit to him, and spot on about Cameron’s Toryism

I bumped into Commons Speaker John Bercow at a charity do the other night, and we had a little chat about the need for politics to do a better job of defending itself against media negativity, and abo... Continue

4 December 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Fiona Millar 5 Toby Young 0

Well done to Fiona Millar - I shall declare an interest shortly - in her just televised debate with Toby Young, who wants to set up his own school in West London. Ah yes, it was that Fiona, the one I... Continue

15 November 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

She may be my ‘wife’ but it is time to rebut!

I knew something was up when I got a rash of texts about dishwashers yesterday late morning. I was working on a speech at the time, so pushed the phone to one side and ignored them. Then, out on my b... Continue

3 March 2009

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.