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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

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... Continue

30 January 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

At long last Europe’s leaders realise youth unemployment has to be top of the agenda

Endlich, enfin, AT BLOODY LAST ... Europe's leaders are starting to realise that they might have to do something beyond enjoying the scenery in Davos to address the problem of youth unemployment. Thi... Continue

29 January 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A word of advice to Osborne: don’t overdo the blame game, or you’ll add political failure to economic failure

A word of advice for George Osborne before he delivers his economic statement to the Commons ... and before anyone shouts at me 'why are you helping HIM???' 1. He won't read it, and 2. Even if one o... Continue

29 November 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Letter to a friend, and a report of Philip Gould’s funeral

If anyone has had enough of my tributes to Philip Gould, I will not be offended if you surf immediately to another website. But I feel I should say something about his funeral yesterday, where a packe... Continue

16 November 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

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... Continue

10 November 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time for the 2 Eds to seize the agenda on growth in the economy

At least the economy is centre stage as Labour's conference begins. It has to be. And finally, after a year of the main parties arguing over the size and scale of the deficit, and the speed with whic... Continue

26 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Perhaps Osborne is all tactics no strategy after all? He will have to do better than blame abroad, Kate and Wills

It will be interesting to see whether George Osborne appears anywhere near a TV camera today. And it will be interesting to see whether he allows himself to be questioned. With the economy the most... Continue

26 July 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Don’t faint, but I want to say something positive about Nick Clegg

It has been widely and rightly recognised that Ed Miliband has shown real leadership in recent days. He has forced the pace on phonehacking, and the broader issues of media practices and culture which... Continue

15 July 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.

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