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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

Busy week for Dave, taking his cab to immigration via street parties, Oxford and the NHS

There has been a touch of the 'I had that David Cameron in the back of my cab' to the Prime Minister this week. Street parties for the Royal Wedding ... all them Labour councils (allegedly) stopping ... Continue

14 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

For my next trick …

First of all, thanks for all the responses to yesterday's blog asking for examples of frontline cuts to mental health services. Thanks also to Mark Brown, editor of One in Four, for sending me a brill... Continue

12 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lovely weather yes, but litter louts bring out the Grumpy Old Man in me. Big Society please solve

Stuart Prebble is a soon-to-be 60 year old TV programme maker of considerable repute. Of the telly things I have done, the ones I felt had the greatest depth and integrity were the ones I did with Stu... Continue

10 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Clegg cutting across Cameron message but in being out of touch they are united

If anything underlined the hero to zero journey made by poor old Nick Clegg, it is the furore over his intervention yesterday about internships. It must have seemed so obvious to Clegg and his politic... Continue

6 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lansley’s been Spelmaned as Cameron does The Cameron – a new Cabinet language is born

As health secretary Andrew Lansley stumbles through one of the most humiliating weeks of his career, at least his Cabinet colleague Caroline Spelman can boast her own little place in history as a resu... Continue

5 April 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

May have to review hero-worship of Geoff Boycott in light of his Mike Yardy comments

Geoff Boycott was one of my childhood heroes. Growing up as a sports nut in Yorkshire, I loved his technique, his attitude, his cussedness, and the focus he brought to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, w... Continue

24 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Labour must not let Lansley get away with burying good news on the NHS – and other media double standards

It's fascinating to watch liberal commentators say how blindingly obvious it is that military action should be taken to deal with a fascist dictator killing his own people (aka Gaddafi) ... in many in... Continue

20 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Britain least convinced of EU countries of need for massive cuts

It says something for the insularity of the UK media that The Guardian makes such a big deal of the idea of special reports from our European neighbours. Too often, the editor rightly says, the countr... Continue

14 March 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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