6 April 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Getting in the zone for my grilling by David Mitchell
After Question Time a week ago, Loose Ends at the weekend, and a few random Newsnights, Skys and LBCs in between, tonight it's the Big One. I know I have been a bit media-active in recent days, but m... Continue27 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On bombs, no-growth strategy, sexist Sky commentators, Murdoch and phones, evil Mail
Just as politicians say that terrorist attacks won't change the way we go about our business - they do - so the media will always allow a major bombing to shift its agenda. That is not a criticism. An... Continue25 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
With thanks to Robert Peston, another phone-hacking blog
I have had one of those days so far ... an in-tray that started quite light suddenly became a lot heavier and instead of having around a dozen things on my immediate 'to do' list I had a lot more, and... Continue24 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fascinating to see some of the papers willing the phone-hack scandal away
As regular readers will know by now, I don't read any of the Mail papers, or allow them in the house, but the online revolution being what it is, every now and then some of its bile slips through the ... Continue23 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
with Coulson gone, bigger issues now confront Cameron. Hunt, Murdoch and the police
Sorry for giving away a Loose Ends trade secret by tweeting that I was recording it this morning. I think it used to be done live but what with live bands in the studio and stuff, it probably got a bi... Continue22 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Apologies for lack of bloodbath on Boulton and some briefing for fellow Question Time guests
Apologies to those who were expecting a bloodbath on Boulton when I did my first interview with Sky's political editor since our infamous encounter on College Green last May. Adam's wife Anji Hunter ... Continue20 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Iraq certainly, but Northern Ireland and Kosovo big parts of Blair legacy
As I said yesterday, it is not easy to edit a third of a million words down to a couple of double page newspaper spreads. So I am not at all critical of The Guardian for the choices they have made i... Continue15 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On the extracts from my diaries (97-99) in tomorrow’s Guardian
The Guardian asked me to plug their paper for the morning .. so dear readers, go out and get The Guardian tomorrow. Done. Despite it being a Lib Dem paper, I chose The Guardian to run extracts from v... Continue14 January 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.