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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

Why I think Miliband will become PM, why he deserves to, and why that is best for Britain

Elections are among the days politicians and activists both love the most and hate the most. Love because the whole country at least has a sense that this is the most important thing happening anywher... Continue

7 May 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why Ed was right to see Brand, and why it is Dacre, Murdoch and Cameron who are the real rusty rockets

In the land of Twitter Russell Brand goes by the name of @rustyrockets. I wonder if that self deprecating metaphor might be better applied to those parts of the press that take such delight in saying ... Continue

29 April 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The loser in the debates was the public – and not for the reasons you think

So after all the hype, the ads, the contorted build-up, the dozens of days of negotiations, the thousands of headlines, the millions of words of pre-match and post-match analysis, just over three mil... Continue

27 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Our national debate risks reducing us to a national joke

To the Canadian High Commission yesterday to chair a very enjoyable Portland seminar on digital diplomacy. One of the panellists was former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer, who is now Hig... Continue

25 March 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

PinkVanGate, FinkGate, BaldwinGate – why Labour should take heart from Tory press desperation

From PinkVanGate to FinkGate to BaldwinRobinsonGate, the election is getting nasty and silly at the same time, and there are two common factors running through them all - Tory desperation and the Tory... Continue

14 February 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Politics has so much to learn from business and sport in the art of winning

It is always a nice moment when the publisher sends through the final, final version of the cover of a planned new book. It is especially nice when the designer has taken an idea given by the author -... Continue

21 November 2014

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Is ‘spin’ dead in the era of social media?

Here is the text of a speech I gave this morning to the Festival Of Marketing in London. There was also a good q and a, some of which might be on twitter hashtag #FoM14 Ok. So a while back I am flyin... Continue

13 November 2014

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Huge thanks to the BBC3 audience of mentally ill youngsters for re-igniting my passion

Oh my Lord, it is more than a month since I posted a blog, the morning after the Scottish independence referendum. That has to be the longest - yes, it definitely is the longest - I have ever gone wit... Continue

22 October 2014

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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