6 April 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
No wonder Cameron’s smiling. Broken pledges can be buried beneath Royal news
With Royal weddings top of the news agenda, it won't be too long (in historical terms) before Royal babies come along ... which brings me neatly to the subject of midwives, which brings me swiftly to ... Continue17 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Should Phil Woolas call Clegg in his defence?
The best bits of Private Eye often come from the spoof press reports, which mock both the people they are about, and often the media and the manner of its reporting. There is one such funny piece thi... Continue11 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A night of celebration of the life of Michael Foot
I hope you don't mind me reprinting in full here the comment posted by Jacquie Reed on the blog I did earlier about the coalition cutting off their noses to spite their faces by cutting government spe... Continue9 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A lazy Monday blog for a ‘can’t be arsed’ Monday
The great thing about writing a blog, as opposed to a newspaper column, or an editorial, is that when you can't be arsed, you don't have to. One of the many bad things about our papers is that there ... Continue1 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Blown away by Chester; and a great new Welsh mental health scheme
I only agreed to do the Chester Literature Festival because it was on a Friday night and I reckoned there would be a good chance Burnley would be at home on the Saturday. A calculated guess rather ban... Continue30 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Seven years late, Greg Dyke says BBC should have had inquiry into Dr Kelly story
Seven years after the suicide of Dr David Kelly, former BBC Director General Greg Dyke suggests it might have been better if the BBC had held its own inquiry into Andrew Gilligan's false report whic... Continue24 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The media’s bottom-kissing of top Tories becoming a tad embarrassing
If a Labour government had ever come up with a strategic defence review at the centre of which was the idea of aircraft carriers without planes to fly from them, we would never, ever, ever, ever, ever... Continue19 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
You have to admire Tory nerve in claiming cuts all about fairness
The coalition may have a tricky week ahead of them, but they continue to have media opinion (not to be confused with public opinion) blowing a favourable wind up their bums and into their sails. Or, ... Continue18 October 2010
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.