4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s wobble the product of his team saying what their audiences want to hear
The Tories put a lot of planning into the launch of their New Year campaigning. Big setpiece speeches by the leader, press ads, posters with what look like an airbrushed David Cameron. The slogan 'thi... Continue5 January 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Copenhagen really matters. Guardian front page sets scene well
A surprisingly impactful front page of The Guardian today, given that the headline is a non-screaming quote from their own editorial and the only picture an unrelated head and shoulders shot of Helen ... Continue7 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
PMQs win for GB was a direct result of Cameron’s strategic failure
So GB trounced Cameron at PMQs yesterday. That was the word used by my taxi driver, who had been listening on Five Live, and by plenty of others who texted, called and variously communicated the view ... Continue3 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Sarko at risk of riling Obama and GB. Cameron on conkers
A couple of weeks ago, a French magazine asked me to write a piece about the relationship between Presidents Obama and Sarkozy. We might like to think that politics and diplomacy is all about issues,... Continue1 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
BBC main bulletin blackout on leaders’ speeches bizarre
The economy is always fundamental to any election, and the debates upon it therefore central to the choice faced by voters. So yesterday, with all three main party leaders speaking to the CBI, was a ... Continue24 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why should Brown and Cameron apologise for being seen to pay tribute to the war dead?
Having taken a potshot at David Cameron for hiring a personal photographer, I suppose I ought to be pleased that this has landed him in a spot of bother. But I'm afraid I cannot get wound up over the... Continue22 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On the exploitation of grief to get Gordon
In my newspaper reporting days on The Mirror, one of the worst calls to make was the one to the news desk saying 'The Sun's got the mum.' The situation might be a court case, a serious crime, a have-... Continue11 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Tories are not home and dry, and wrong to call GB callous
Sorry - ok, no I'm not - to return to the day I got a call from the Telegraph asking for a quote on a poll showing Labour 37 points ahead. But let's try to be inside the head of David Cameron. Let's ... Continue10 November 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.