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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

My night in a ‘brothel’, and a warning for my friends at Twitter

Out last night to one of the most extraordinary venues I have ever spoken at. A club in Soho which - not that I have ever knowingly been in a Paris brothel - felt like, well, a Paris brothel. It was... Continue

8 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Speech on modern media, modern comms, modern strategy and why the Queen is a great communicator

Here is the speech I am about to make - grandly titled an Oration Address by the organisers, to the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Thursday June 27, Melbourne.​ Forgive the references to slide... Continue

27 June 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Response to Stephen Fry suicide interview shows attitudes are slowly changing

Apparently I have done 19,880 tweets in the few years since I joined the twitter revolution. That seems a lot to me. But I can say without any doubt at all that the one which has had the biggest respo... Continue

10 June 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Right’s politicisation of Margaret Thatcher’s death, part two

As I said yesterday, I spent Monday driving down from Scotland, listening to hour upon hour of coverage about Mrs Thatcher's death. When the news was announced that David Cameron was cutting short his... Continue

11 April 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

MPs must surely (if respectfully) DEBATE the Thatcher legacy today, not merely pay tribute

If there is one thing Margaret Thatcher liked it was a good argument; and if there was one place where she felt those arguments should be held, it was in the House of Commons. So whilst it is right a... Continue

10 April 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If only Cameron was as bright and principled as Norman Fowler … Leveson burial chapter 324

You know how hard I find it to be overly nice about Tories, but I must salute the indefatigable Norman Fowler for his attempt to make sure the government does not wriggle out of doing the right thing ... Continue

9 February 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lincoln film, not to mention TB’s first 2.5 years compared with Cameron’s, reminds what a pygmological government we have

I was lucky enough to go last night to a preview of Lincoln, the new film about America's greatest President. Immediate thoughts - Daniel Day Lewis nailed on for an Oscar, great decision by Spielberg ... Continue

10 January 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As press hail Cameron’s courage and strength, they know his betrayal of victims was an act of weakness

You did not have to be a genius to imagine there might have been a statutory element to the proposals brought forward by Lord Justice Leveson. Indeed, the longer the inquiry went on, the more his tone... Continue

30 November 2012

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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