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If the BBC think their supine stance on Brexit will save them from the hard right, they are naive in the extreme

'All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.' These words, most commonly attributed to the 18th Century Irish-born Whig Edmund Burke, may have come from someone viewed by s... Continue

Farewell to the Grid Man

23 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Thoughts on Jamie’s Dream School

22 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Preparing to present for LBC

21 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

On the perils of shorthand and/or mumbling and/or not fully explaining

I don't know for sure that Euan Ferguson of the Observer does teeline (the form of shorthand in which I was once, many years ago, 120 words a minute proficient). But I think he might. Either that or I... Continue

13 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Is it such a bad thing that London is PR capital of the world?

Phil Stephens had a very measured column in the FT last week about the fact that UK PR companies always seemed to be on hand to help less democratic countries than ours with a bit of image advice. I h... Continue

12 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Fred Goodwin superinjunction underlines need for Parliament not media or judges to decide policy in this area

A few weeks ago I took part in a discussion at one of the big internet companies on something called 'the right to be forgotten.' The notion - which the giants of the web are not terribly keen on - i... Continue

11 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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