23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
‘European history will see this as the age of Merkel’
Angela Merkel having - rightly in my view - been named Time Magazine 'Person of the Year', I thought I would post the mini-profile of the German Chancellor I wrote in WINNERS AND HOW THEY SUCCEED.... Continue11 December 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Good luck to the pro-UK-in-EU campaign. Even having this damned referendum is bad for Britain
So the pro-Britain in Europe campaign moves into a different phase today, with M and S former boss Stuart Rose fronting up a collection of business people and politicians who have the considerable tas... Continue12 October 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Australia is a winning country, but it looks to me like Tony Abbott is a losing PM
If Australians awake tomorrow to see a bleary-eyed me talking to them down a line from late evening London, apologies. In addition to trying to stick to a long-planned media and events book launch sc... Continue1 March 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Albania, me and the Sun on Sunday – a little context via prebutttal
Not blogged for a while, as some of you have been reminding me. No, not depression, but working hard on my next book, about Winning and Winning Mindsets, travelling, interviewing, writing, and general... Continue12 July 2014
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Memories of Mandela: uniquely inspiring, a good man responsible for great things
Well, I suppose we have all had a long time to get used to the idea it might happen, but that does not minimise the sadness, nor the sense of loss, that he has finally gone. Both are reflections of th... Continue6 December 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Northern Ireland showed TB at his best
If you read The Guardian, you may already have seen the piece I am posting below. It is an extract from the introduction Tony Blair has written for the book I am publishing next week, The Irish Diarie... Continue25 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Merkel unique and her campaign uniquely German, but still lessons in there
Below is a short piece I did for Der Spiegel on the German election campaign, first in English and then, a part translated (not by me) German version. I do so wish I had not lost my German. Used to be... Continue25 September 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Speech on modern media, modern comms, modern strategy and why the Queen is a great communicator
Here is the speech I am about to make - grandly titled an Oration Address by the organisers, to the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Thursday June 27, Melbourne. Forgive the references to slide... Continue27 June 2013
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.