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The Right’s politicisation of Margaret Thatcher’s death, part two

As I said yesterday, I spent Monday driving down from Scotland, listening to hour upon hour of coverage about Mrs Thatcher's death. When the news was announced that David Cameron was cutting short his... Continue

Thank you Mr Speaker

This is a straight-forward thank you to Commons Speaker John Bercow who last night co-hosted with me a Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research dinner at Speaker's House. The dinner allowed us to bring togeth... Continue

8 March 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Speaker’s wife is a credit to him, and spot on about Cameron’s Toryism

I bumped into Commons Speaker John Bercow at a charity do the other night, and we had a little chat about the need for politics to do a better job of defending itself against media negativity, and abo... Continue

4 December 2009

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.