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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

From India to Iran to Labour wit

If diplomacy is war by other means, sometimes the same can be said of sport, which is why an India-Pakistan cricket match has long been on my list of 'must see before I die' sporting events. The app... Continue

15 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Memories of Princess Diana

We had a nice time at the Althorp literary festival, the first that Fiona and I have done with separate his'n'hers sessions on our books, me on All In The Mind, Fiona on her Secret World of the Workin... Continue

14 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A humbling NHS experience, a media row and a good GB speech

What a truly inspiring and humbling time I had at the new Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Rathbone hospital in Liverpool yesterday.  It was not just the evident quality of care being provided for... Continue

12 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Take heart from a win in Lambeth

Staring at the depressing blue map being painted as a result of Thursday's elections, I thought I would share with you a story that bucked the trend, and which illustrates what a difference strong loc... Continue

6 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guardian of social justice or attention-seeker?

Up early and off to Hull for a mental health conference. Having caught the end of Newsnight, I was thinking it would be good for my own mental health if I avoided the papers, but it is impossible to e... Continue

3 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Let Diversity inspire a vote against the hate-filled BNP

For part of Saturday night I was channel-hopping between Britain's Got Talent and the second part of Robert Carlyle's portrayal of  Adolf Hitler on Channel 4. On BGT, I voted for Shaheen, with a sne... Continue

31 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

White House whack at UK media well-timed but sure to be ignored

'Joe Public' is a mythical figure often used by journalists to indicate what is sometimes termed the ordinary man in the street. But I wonder what 'Joe Journalist' might be thinking of the whacking ad... Continue

30 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A blow to gay rights and a boost for Cameron’s short-termism

One of my favourite quotes about politics came from New York Governor Mario Cuomo - 'we campaign in poetry but we govern in prose.' Barack Obama fought one of the most wonderfully poetic campaigns an... Continue

27 May 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.

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