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Brexit increasingly means shambles, and one which prevents NHS shambles being sorted too

It seems that tomorrow Theresa May intends to say once more that mental health is a priority of hers. She said the same on the day she became Prime Minister. So I wish she could have been at the Roya... Continue

Another day, another important mental health campaign – #StopTheCharge and end a scandal

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, and I spoke about stigma - again - at the Leeds Community Foundation where the signs of change coming were all around. The city council's brilliant CEO Tom Rior... Continue

11 October 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guest blog from a ‘proper’ psychiatrist, on how the ‘nest’ can help the mind

Guest blog by Peter Tyrer, Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry, Imperial College, London Most people who read Alastair’s account of his brother, Donald, and his eulogy at Donald's funeral, ... Continue

23 September 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Eulogy to my brother Donald, whose funeral was held today

When my brother Donald died three weeks ago, aged 62, I posted a blog here, which had first appeared in The Sunday Times, and also said that come the funeral, I would post the eulogy. The funeral was ... Continue

30 August 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My brother Donald: please spread his story far and wide, and join the fight for better mental health

I want to thank the hundreds of people who sent messages, direct and on social media, after I published a tribute to my brother in the Sunday Times News Review yesterday. And though I often slag off t... Continue

14 August 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The talk is good, the words are warm, but we are miles away from equality between physical and mental health

It has, on the surface, been a good week for the campaign to get better understanding and services for mental health and mental illness. The long-awaited NHS Taskforce Report gave a strong analysis of... Continue

16 February 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Flood damage is a cruel metaphor for Tory failure to see that cuts have consequences. It is defining Britain

Here is a piece I have done this morning for International Business Times. I sometimes think David Cameron lives his life as his own Action Man doll, dressing himself up according to the various deme... Continue

30 December 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Fantastic backing for #Equality4MentalHealth campaign. Please add your support here to help end historic injustice

Around the time of Charles Kennedy's death I spent a lot of time talking to his Lib Dem colleague, Norman Lamb. I didn't know him very well but had always felt, when he was a health minister, that he ... Continue

2 November 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If only ministers were as wise as these three young people: a little investment can lead to savings down the track.

While the government was busy trying to cut tax credits for some of our poorest families, and while millions were watching Panorama's documentary on the calamitous impact of cuts to mental health serv... Continue

27 October 2015

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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