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The weird virus infecting Labour debate

My partner Fiona has a piece in The Guardian today pointing out not merely how much the last Labour government achieved in education, but also how absurd it is for someone like Zarah Sultana, a newly... Continue

Tactical voting now the only way to stop the horror of a Johnson landslide

Below is the short speech I made on Friday to the Vote for a Final Say rally in London, which saw John Major, Tony Blair and Michael Heseltine share a platform to warn of the dangers for the country i... Continue

8 December 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The unleadership of the past three years has taken us to the first ever uncampaign

Having just watched Jeremy Corbyn on the Andrew Marr programme, I thought I would post my column in this week's New European. So if you have already read it, apologies for wasting a few seconds gettin... Continue

19 May 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

23 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Humiliation for May and the UK; hope that the momentum to a People’s Vote is unstoppable

Here is the full text of an article I have done for The Guardian, on yesterday's EU Summit and what it means going forward. Yesterday was a day of humiliation for the UK, but also a day of hope. It ... Continue

11 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

May has handed real power to Corbyn. He can use it to cement no deal, win the long extension we need, and secure a referendum

- a piece I have written for the Daily Telegraph this morning, many of whose readers will have spluttered over their full English on the news that Theresa May is now relying on Jeremy Corbyn to dig ... Continue

3 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why so fearful? European elections can be Labour’s friend not enemy, provided Brexit stance is clear and strong

(The Evening Standard is today running a short version of this article, (George Osborne just can't resist cutting can he, whether it is words or public services). It is about the issue of the Europ... Continue

25 March 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The ‘Put it to the People’ march might be the last chance to stop the Brexit Elite destroying Britain

Here is the piece I have written for the Independent to help launch the 'Put it to the People' march on March 23. It takes apart the idea that Brexiteers like Johnson, Farage and Rees-Mogg are fightin... Continue

17 February 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Is M the King of the Alphabet Jungle?

Let me begin these musings with a piece of spectacular though justified name dropping by introducing you to the three men who, when I found myself in their presence, caused the hair on my neck to stan... Continue

3 February 2019

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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