23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Public want more variety and less monoprism than media gives them – a despatch from Fowey
To remind you of another Rule One of communications - never confuse media opinion with public opinion. And Rule 1a - always expect better, more interesting and more varied questions from the public. ... Continue18 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Nothing to add to my Iraq Inquiry evidence
As with previous inquiries, I decided on being called as a witness to the Chilcot Inquiry that I should say nothing beyond my own evidence. That was harder when earlier inquiries were going on, beca... Continue13 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Obama gets the tone pitch perfect as he announces Bin Laden’s death
Barack Obama will have weighed every word carefully as he announced the successful operation to kill Osama Bin Laden. He will know that his statement in the White House will be played again and again ... Continue2 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
French Presidential election about as tough to call as they come
Just back from a couple of interesting days in Paris, speaking to politicians, strategists, analysts, Terra Nova thinktankers, journalists and bloggers about the 2012 Presidential elections. I met a ... Continue27 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
South Africa: Government and media have mutual interest in good communications, not least re Mandela
As I blogged earlier in the week, I was recently in South Africa advising the government there on communications issues. The Independent group of newspapers asked me to write about my visit, and some ... Continue2 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
20 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hard to disagree with anything Cameron said on Libya today
Having devoted many words on this blog to pointing out David Cameron's failings, it seems fair to point out how well he has done with regard to Libya in the last few days. It looked highly unlikely a... Continue18 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
As Cameron slithers from tactic to tactic, Mandelson and Straw right to defend difficult positions
I may not have liked much about Peter Mandelson's book ("'insufferably self-indulgent' - Alastair Campbell" doesn't seem to have made it to the quotes on the cover of the paperback). However, I totall... Continue7 March 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.