Cameron and Osborne could do worse than call in Brown and Darling for a private chat
I was speaking at a dinner last night to businessmen and women who know a lot more about how the economy works than I do. So I was a bit alarmed to see how many were nodding along when I suggested tha... Continue10 November 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
With crisis seemingly averted for now, Europe’s leaders need to explain the issues better
The mood music out of the eurozone crisis summit was pretty good, the reactions not bad, and so the sense is of disaster averted. The problem is that further difficult steps now have to be taken, and ... Continue27 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron looking weaker under twin attack from Sarko and Eurosceptic backbenchers
You'd have thought President Sarkozy would still have been in post-Libya mutual backslap mode with Dave, added to which a new baby usually puts a man in a good mood for a few days. So our PM must rea... Continue24 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
22 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fox looks like he’s a goner – good news for Osborne for now
Having been through a few ministerial media frenzies, and knowing as I do how the press can twist and distort every little detail to feed the frenzy, even with Tories I like to let the benefit of the ... Continue9 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s ‘growth plan’ passage tells me he just couldn’t be arsed yesterday
I fear I may have been overly kind to the Prime Minister when I described his speech as 'very average' on twitter yesterday. This was certainly on the kinder end of the comment spectrum. It would seem... Continue6 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Can someone tell me what this Tory conference is all about?
For various reasons I have seen no news coverage and read no newspaper reports of the Tory conference since Sunday morning. This has not been a deliberate snub to one of the two ruling parties, just t... Continue4 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Memo to David Cameron re eurozone – this time we really are all in this together
The news was a little bit scary last night. Because whilst accepting that the media likes to put over the most negative view of the world, even the ones who usually show a bit of balance left you with... Continue23 September 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.