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When politics becomes blood sport – welcome to The Killing Season, power Aussie Rules style

One of my favourite foreign politicians when starting out with Tony Blair was then Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. Clever, funny, tough, with a desire to batter the Tories that was closer to m... Continue

Government moving to sensible (Labour) policy on immigration. Ok on pension age too

This coalition malarkey is proving to be even more consensual than we thought. It now appears that whatever immigration policy people voted for, what they are probably going to get is neither the one ... Continue

25 June 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why Kevin Rudd made an impact

To a party last night, to celebrate a friend's continuing defeat of cancer, at which no fewer than four people - two political, two not - spontaneously mentioned Australian Prime Mininster Kevin Rudd'... Continue

30 March 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.