Media finally catching up with public’s sense that Cameron unsure what he stands for
Even accepting that the media's shift to a more negative take on the government is in part dictated by David Cameron's decision to set up the Leveson Inquiry, he would be wise not to dismiss the chang... Continue4 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s woes a mix of out of touchness and media revenge re Leveson
I resisted the many requests from Sunday newspapers to offer crisis comms advice to Number 10 as a combination of granny tax, tax cuts for the rich, pasties, petrol panic and a Tory funding scandal co... Continue1 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I look forward to Gove’s next contribution on (or perhaps to) Leveson
Even after all that emerged at Leveson yesterday, the Tory strategy to undermine the Inquiry continues. Boris Johnson, journalist and Mayor, talked about the need for 'the caravan to move on'. Not ... Continue28 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Far from being a ‘rogue’ minister, Gove is part of Cameron strategy to undermine Leveson
A very rare sighting today - a Daily Mirror editorial in support of a Tory Minister. What could be the issue that gets my old paper supporting Michael Gove? The answer is the press, and his remarkabl... Continue22 February 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
When Bill Cash and Nigel Farage are trending on twitter, something is going very wrong in our land
I don't know which papers Lord Leveson reads, but assuming he flicks through them all as he presides over his inquiry into the press, he will be getting a very good example of the fusion of news and c... Continue11 December 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
I hope the Mail’s Irish fraud catches the eye of the Leveson Inquiry
What with my best friend dying, too many speeches I'd contracted to do, too many charity gigs I'd committed to, my film on bagpipes taking me to the Hebrides, not to mention an inability to live witho... Continue18 November 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.