23 April 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Plenty for Cameron to be nervous about as confident Hollande takes the reins in the rain
I was in Paris for part of the aftermath of former Presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn's spectacular fall. The mood in the Parti Socialiste at the time was one of real anxiety, for all the con... Continue16 May 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The life changing impact of football – guest blog from organiser of the Street Child World Cup
By Joe Hewitt “Sometimes it is hell on the streets but when I play football I feel as if I’m in heaven.” Thamires, Brazil. Football is accessible even to those who have the least in this world... Continue21 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Sarkozy loses, Cameron should reflect that omnipresent hyperactivity may have been a factor
If, as is being widely suggested, Francois Hollande wins the French elections, and Nicolas Sarkozy becomes a rare, single-term President, there are one or two lessons David Cameron might try to draw o... Continue19 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I don’t criticise Cameron for his handling of failed hostage rescue mission
I just did a short interview on Five Live on the fall-out (literally in the case of relations between Britain and Italy) from the failed attempt to rescue two hostages in Nigeria. I was preceded by an... Continue9 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Francois Hollande could be the beneficiary of Merkel-Sarko election pact
Yes that was me tweeting in German last night, digging into my modern languages education to remember all I could, and surprised how much that was. Truth is, as I am about to say to a conference in Be... Continue30 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
At long last Europe’s leaders realise youth unemployment has to be top of the agenda
Endlich, enfin, AT BLOODY LAST ... Europe's leaders are starting to realise that they might have to do something beyond enjoying the scenery in Davos to address the problem of youth unemployment. Thi... Continue29 January 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
When Bill Cash and Nigel Farage are trending on twitter, something is going very wrong in our land
I don't know which papers Lord Leveson reads, but assuming he flicks through them all as he presides over his inquiry into the press, he will be getting a very good example of the fusion of news and c... Continue11 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Veto could make or break Cameron. fact it came from tactics not strategy means break more likely
With thanks to my favourite Elvis impersonator, Mark Wright aka@kingswimg72, I bring you his excellent tweet in response to mine asking the question 'how many of our most important decisions do we mak... Continue9 December 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.