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Many mistakes yes, but no lies, no deceit, no secret deals, no ‘sexing up’. And ultimately a matter of leadership and judgement

There was an awful lot to take in from Sir John Chilcot's half hour statement, and there will be more to take in from the two million plus words he published when people get round to reading it, and t... Continue

Romney, thanks to his gaffes, the Tea Party and Fox News, is turning out to be Obama’s best asset

Here is a piece the Telegraph asked to do on Mitt Romney's latest balls-up, his stupid comments on 'victim' Americans, and anti-peace Palestinians. We could be reaching the point of no return for Mr R... Continue

19 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On Romney and Ryan, strategy and tactics – piece for TIME magazine

Following my blog on Mitt Romney appointing Paul Ryan as his running mate, TIME magazine asked me to write a piece for their international edition. Here it is. To win a campaign, you have to make the... Continue

24 August 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Murdoch’s phone call on Iraq … a little contextualisation

To be fair to Rupert Murdoch - you don't hear that too often these days - News International were right to say last night that 'there isn't any evidence in Alastair Campbell's diaries' that ' he was p... Continue

16 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Remembering September 11

September 11 2001 was without doubt one of the most extraordinary of the many remarkable days I spent with Tony Blair. I've printed below my diary entry for that day. Within it, I make the point that ... Continue

11 September 2011

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. ... Continue

18 May 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Notes on George Bush’s book

As some of you may have seen, I reviewed George Bush's book, Decision Points, for The Guardian. Both for those of you tempted to read the book, and those who are not, I thought it might be helpful t... Continue

20 November 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On the rebirth of political memoirs – reprinted from The Bookseller

Well, we're having a right old book day are we not. Bad Sex Awards pitch this morning (I liked the line from journalist John Rentoul that it was 'triple bluff') and now I offer you the article I penne... Continue

19 November 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Blown away by Chester; and a great new Welsh mental health scheme

I only agreed to do the Chester Literature Festival because it was on a Friday night and I reckoned there would be a good chance Burnley would be at home on the Saturday. A calculated guess rather ban... Continue

30 October 2010

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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