6 April 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Piers’ and Cameron’s potshots at TB beneath two such ‘giants’
You've really got to love Piers Morgan ... Oh ok, you don't, and I realised even as I was typing the words that 'you've really got to love Piers Morgan' can take its place among the more idiotic order... Continue12 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The trawlers can’t run away from the seagulls
Many many thanks to those who applied the term 'Cantonesque' to my phonehacking tweet yesterday. This is praise indeed in our household, though in this case undeserved. To recap, it said 'Hope MPs do... Continue7 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Too many phonehack questions unanswered – and not just for Number 10
I said before the election campaign that I thought the Andy Coulson/phonehack saga might explode during it, but such was the media desire for David Cameron to be given a quiet life that despite the o... Continue5 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Q and A on TB’s book for La Repubblica
Nothing much to add to the voluminous coverage of TB's book. Just did a bit with Richard Bacon on Five Live after TB's interview. Interesting (human being) response from comedian Dom Joly. Just said h... Continue2 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Marr right that TB book like no other prime ministerial memoir
Fair play to Andrew Marr for giving a more rounded view of Tony Blair's book than will come over from the screaming headlines. What is coming through from the small number of people who have actually ... Continue1 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hatred of TB re his book is a form of media madness
Every British Prime Minister I can think of has written his or (in one case only) her memoirs. None have provoked quite the pre-publication antagonism generated in advance of Tony Blair's autobiograph... Continue31 August 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
State schools improving as private schools fall shock horror
I wasn't going to bother returning to the issue of school exam results, but having got under the skin of a few private-education-defenders yesterday, I have changed my mind. Internet democracy in act... Continue27 August 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tories blessed with pre-election lickspittling continuing post-election too
The Labour Party's media monitoring brief is, as I have mentioned before, a superb piece of work. It can sometimes be a ltttle misleading however, particularly when read overseas. As I read it this m... Continue23 July 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.