No Prime Minister … media blitz was wrong thing to do
No, no, no Prime Minister ... that media blitz yesterday was not the thing to do. I mean they were perfectly nice pictures, jacket off in the Today programme studio, striding red box in hand around ... Continue24 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
Backlash on charitable giving latest sign Budget was not thought through
It was on April 1 (apologies for inability to cut and paste links on the iPad but nobody has taught me yet!) that I suggested we should 'watch out for a backlash on charitable and philanthropic giving... Continue11 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Media finally catching up with public’s sense that Cameron unsure what he stands for
Even accepting that the media's shift to a more negative take on the government is in part dictated by David Cameron's decision to set up the Leveson Inquiry, he would be wise not to dismiss the chang... Continue4 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s woes a mix of out of touchness and media revenge re Leveson
I resisted the many requests from Sunday newspapers to offer crisis comms advice to Number 10 as a combination of granny tax, tax cuts for the rich, pasties, petrol panic and a Tory funding scandal co... Continue1 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The politics of the Budget are clear – and the holes are becoming clearer too
If the frontbench had accepted Ed Miliband's invitation to raise their hands if they were going to be better off as a result of the Budget, we'd have seen an awful lot of fingers in the air. I underst... Continue21 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
There could be many more Inequality Moments this week
I am due to be sitting on the This Week sofa with Michael Portillo on Thursday, when doubtless post-Budget discussion will dominate. As regular viewers will know, the show kicks off with Andrew Neil ... Continue20 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The public won’t swallow Osborne’s line as easily as the media do
Half way through George Osborne's BBC interview with Andrew Marr yesterday, I got a bit bored and tweeted that there seemed little purpose to the interview other than to remind people of two things we... Continue19 March 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.