Why Arsene Wenger is an inspiration in the battle against alcohol
You see, even when I am writing about alcoholism, I have to get in something about sport. Did I tell you I had a book out? It is called WINNERS AND HOW THEY SUCCEED. Arsene Wenger is in it. So are lot... Continue7 June 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A sad, but heart-lifting letter from a young woman struggling for change
Every now and again, a letter comes in out of the blue that manages both to sadden, but also to make the heart soar a little. Below is one such letter, from a 19-year-old student, Emily Oldfield. It ... Continue27 January 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
May Robin Williams’ tragic end herald the start of new attitudes to depression
Though an inquest might provide some of the answers to questions people are asking today, the truth is that none of us will ever know, even if he left a note, what was going through Robin Williams'... Continue12 August 2014
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Lineker can speak out against booze and gambling in sport, so can politicians. And they should
So he goes from the World Cup in Rio to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and next stop the Edinburgh TV Festival for Gary Lineker. Busy man. Lineker is my latest GQ interviewee, the magazine out th... Continue4 August 2014
Posted by Alastair Campbell
It’s my book and I’ll plug if I want to (…at least until the alcohol crisis subsides)
We were up in Scotland for Christmas, internet connection suitably weak, cycling conditions wet but beautiful, mental health conditions the usual end of old year/start of new up and down, so I laid of... Continue3 January 2014
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Another day, another TV programme showing the dreadful damage alcohol does to Britain
Make sure you watch Channel 4 at 9pm tonight, and see how the wonderful people who work for our ambulance services are drowning in a sea of alcohol. Like Tommy Lemon, who lays to rest the myth that '... Continue14 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On women and booze, and why more and more women are getting more and more worried
When I made a documentary on alcoholism for the BBC a couple of years ago, one of the first people to get in touch was Lucy Rocca who, together with a friend, had set up an online self-help group for ... Continue13 October 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time to Change gathering momentum – big new names signing up on World Mental Health Day
Every day seems to be something or other day, but when my 'top tweet' is from the United Nations no less, telling me today is 'World Mental Health Day,' I reckon it matters more than most. As an amba... Continue10 October 2013
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.