6 April 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
New Tory slogan – if you’ve got the cash, splash it on crap ads
That the Tories have money to burn is clear from the ads they plastered in several of the newspapers and on strategic ad sites yesterday. Ads are to some extent a matter of taste. They are also a matt... Continue2 January 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Prepare for avalanche of Ashcroft posters for Tories
I will forgive Jack Straw his little jibe at the expense of Burnley FC in his piece on the Tories in today's Independent. The Blackburn MP says he will donate two tickets to see Burnley reserves to a... Continue30 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
My favourite fact of the day – a French decimal time system
Every now and then you read something that makes you go 'wow, I never knew that,' and then it sticks with you sufficient for you to memorise it, not least because you spend far too much time thinking ... Continue23 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Prepare for tears, tantrums and an imperfect but miraculous Copenhagen conclusion
I don't think I have ever attended an international summit that delivered a perfect outcome. It is the nature of Summitry, the land of compromise. It is also more likely that the more complicated the... Continue18 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tiger cut off at the knees. I bet he’ll be back
As visitors to our house will know, I have not one but six photos of Tiger Woods on the wall opposite the sofa in the kitchen extension where I do a lot of my work. I bought them from a specialist sp... Continue14 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron Shameron on the need for new laws to clarify Ashcroft tax status
So David Cameron says a Tory government will pass a new law to ensure all MPs and members of the House of Lords pay taxes in Britain. Two thoughts spring quickly to mind. The first is whether, give... Continue13 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Tough day for Labour, but tough questions for Tories too
Judging by the instant commentary I witnessed yesterday, I don't suppose the papers will make pretty reading for the government. I haven't looked. But Alistair Darling's statement throws up some diff... Continue10 December 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alistair Darling’s quiet authority key part of recovery.
Alistair Darling's big day then. Another one. To be Chancellor of the Exchequer amid the kind of economic storms that have battered the world in the last year or so means there have been plenty of big... Continue9 December 2009
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.