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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

If mental disorder accounts for almost a quarter of our health burden, why so far down pecking order?

With thanks to South London and Maudsley psychiatrist Jonathan Campion, here is a summary of the report I referred to in my debate with Oliver James in yesterday's Observer. This statistic that 23perc... Continue

18 February 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guest blog from another victim of betrayal by David Cameron

Unconnected to Leveson, out of the blue comes an email from a former RAF pilot accusing David Cameron of betrayal over his claim that former servicemen and women will not lose out as a result of welfa... Continue

1 December 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Good to see Ed Miliband focusing on economic as well as social gains of changed attitudes to mental health

Ed Miliband's speech on mental health today is a significant - and good - moment in the campaign to improve understanding and treatment of mental illness in Britain. It is perhaps particulalry signif... Continue

29 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron’s alcohol strategy is missing the point – a guest blog from a recovering middle class alcoholic

Interesting morning in a series of meetings covering variously alcohol abuse, Page 3 girls (and the campaign to get The Sun to drop them and so catch up with the modern world), banks and their diversi... Continue

26 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In saying TB achieved nothing compared with coalition, at least Gideon shows sense of humour if zero strategy for growth

I missed Little Lord Fauntleroy's address to the faithful, but it appears I did not miss a new strategy for growth. So that's two years in a row on that front, Gideon. It is heartening, however, to h... Continue

8 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Sad stories as Irish leave home; and a reminder not all governments as useless with the economy as Cameron’s

Good fun as ever in Ireland yesterday, with a seminar on alcohol abuse with politicians and policy experts, a meeting with the See Change and Headline campaigns against mental health stigma, a tour ... Continue

6 October 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Today’s mental health debate in Parliament really matters; and a footnote on continuing reshuffle cockupery

Out early-ish today to do breakfast telly (sandwiched between discussions on Kate Middleton's breasts and Cheryl Cole's hair) on the Mental Health Discrimination Bill which is getting its second readi... Continue

14 September 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In defence of change: A response to guest blog attacking review of children’s heart surgery services

On Sunday I posted this guest blog from Kathryn Batten on the review of children’s heart services. As a result, some of the local papers in the areas covered by the review have reported that I was '... Continue

6 September 2012

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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