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
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
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
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
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
Strauss-Kahn’s arrest re ‘sexual attack’ makes French elections even more complicated
Last month I posted a piece on the French presidential elections, predicting that they were about as tough to call as they come. I reflected on the fact that so many supporters of the Parti Socialiste... Continue15 May 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.