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Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

New social website for those suffering mental disorder

Greetings from Australia, where anyone following my tweets, pix and links to interviews will know I am, as ever when here, loving the place. I keep having little nagging thoughts that I should write a... Continue

26 June 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron’s speech timetabling shambles underlines his DNA problem – all tactics no strategy

Here is a piece I have done for The Guardian today. I sometimes wish we had patented "The Grid", the scheduling tool New Labour developed in opposition and subsequently used in government to seek to... Continue

15 January 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

What did the Romans ever do for us (EU section)?

As David Cameron seemingly spends another weekend deciding whether, where and when to make his much vaunted speech on Europe ... as the rest of us ponder the remarkable failure of leadership that has ... Continue

12 January 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lincoln film, not to mention TB’s first 2.5 years compared with Cameron’s, reminds what a pygmological government we have

I was lucky enough to go last night to a preview of Lincoln, the new film about America's greatest President. Immediate thoughts - Daniel Day Lewis nailed on for an Oscar, great decision by Spielberg ... Continue

10 January 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Practical lessons for Labour from Obama’s re-election – guest blog

This blog comes courtesy of a friend of mine, Greg Nugent, who until recently was part of the London 2012 team under Seb Coe which helped deliver the best Olympic and Paralympic Games ever. It must... Continue

15 November 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Obama learns from Abraham Lincoln, as they all do. But there are lessons from Lyndon Johnson too

By an accident of timing, I was reading the latest of Robert Caro's vast books on Lyndon Johnson on a flight yesterday, and reached the point where President Kennedy was assassinated, and Johnson had ... Continue

7 November 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In saying TB achieved nothing compared with coalition, at least Gideon shows sense of humour if zero strategy for growth

I missed Little Lord Fauntleroy's address to the faithful, but it appears I did not miss a new strategy for growth. So that's two years in a row on that front, Gideon. It is heartening, however, to h... Continue

8 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On Cameron doing little right, Clegg’s resilience, Miliband’s possible breakthrough moment

So, to the excellent question I was asked at a software conference yesterday - is David Cameron doing anything right, does Nick Clegg have a future, and is Ed Miliband electable as Prime Minister? I ... Continue

5 October 2012

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.

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