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The weird virus infecting Labour debate

My partner Fiona has a piece in The Guardian today pointing out not merely how much the last Labour government achieved in education, but also how absurd it is for someone like Zarah Sultana, a newly... Continue

Can today be as frenzied as Friday?

There is a downside to political frenzy for the political journalists who feed on it. That is that the higher you crank it up, the harder it is to keep cranking higher. There has barely been a day i... Continue

7 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Good signals on coal and the Olympics

As the credit crunch bit, there was a danger of a very bad 'either-or' situation developing - either we sort the global economic crisis, or we save the planet, but we can't do both. To be fair both t... Continue

24 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The spin is all in the prism

'Gordon Brown's attempts to soften his image with a family pet for his young sons backfired yesterday as a canine spin operation went horribly wrong.  Downing Street had been planning to give the st... Continue

14 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Memo to Sarko – allez vite a Londres

First the good news from London - it looks like All In The Mind might be made into a film. So if you didn't get the hardback, get out and buy the newly released paperback now to see why Hollywood (oh ... Continue

1 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A sad sight of the old fearing the young

I've never fully understood quite why Mirror hack Kevin Maguire feels so bitter, but boy does he? I know he still goes on about some Bill Clinton article he drafted which I am supposed to have given ... Continue

25 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My friends in The New Statesman – Fergie, Fiona, Tony, Sarah, Kevin, ‘Dacre,’ and a great GB idea for the G20

As you may have seen both online and in some of the papers today, Alex Ferguson is the front cover of my one-off issue of the New Statesman and inside is a long chat about football, politics, leader... Continue

18 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

GB – good speech, well delivered

I watched Gordon's speech to Congress in the company of BBC journalists as I was commenting on it for The News Channel. Half way through, I could tell they were listening more intently than is often ... Continue

4 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Some speeches matter more than others

At a q and a I did last week, someone asked me what made Tony Blair nervous. 'Big set piece speeches,' I replied, instinctively. I've thought about it a bit more since, and I think the instincts were... Continue

2 March 2009

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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