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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

They got their kit off – so you get your cash out

(... and if you read to the end, you might win something) So come on, be honest, how many of you have changed your charitable giving habits since the recession began? Judging by the waves of people ... Continue

14 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Expenses row must not obscure Tory intentions on minimum wage

I'm not saying the expenses row is trivial. It is not. Some of the revelations have been genuinely shocking.  But there is something else going on in Westminster that requires a little more attentio... Continue

13 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A tweet cannot express the wonders of TGV

I know that Twitter is meant to be the biggest thing since the last biggest thing - but let's be honest, there are limitations as well as pleasures and challenges in communicating with 140 characters.... Continue

12 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Hate the Mail, love Obama

So I wake to a lovely sunny day, remember that Fiona is away, reflect warmly on yesterday's win, delete the latest rash of radio and TV messages asking me to do an interview on MPs expenses, then wond... Continue

10 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Should happiness replace prosperity as national goal?

John Prescott once gave Tony Blair a gift of a plastic fish which, if you pressed it, would sing 'don't worry, be happy' to the former Prime Minister.  I thought of that as I read  the views on the... Continue

8 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Journalism – print first, think later

Following on from yesterday's rebuttal of the TB/AC anti-gay smear re the new poet laureate, I have another good example of 'print now, think later' for you. I mentioned I was at the Sport Industry A... Continue

2 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My night with Eddie Izzard

A prediction - Eddie Izzard will be an elected Labour politician within a decade. First, because he wants to be (probably the European Parliament, and he has given himself 15 years rather than ten).... Continue

29 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Explaining the 50p top tax rate

I'm out at an event with Eddie Izzard later, one of a series the Labour-supporting entertainer is doing to help the Party. And I've been thinking - how best to deal with questions about the 50p tax r... Continue

28 April 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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