Featured

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

On the pipes and what makes a Scot

Ok, ok, I give in (to my Twitter followers and Facebook friends) and will explain recent bagpipe tweets. Along the way I will muse (blog and vlog) on identity.  I've been up in Scotland making a fil... Continue

10 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

John Prescott lazy? NO WAY

It's obviously becoming stand-up-for-oldies week. Yesterday David Frost on his 70th birthday. Today another veteran into his eighth decade on the planet in the form of John Prescott. John is of cours... Continue

9 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

David Frost is seventy

The birthday dinner, which kept me from both the Champions League and The Speaker last night, was for broadcaster David Frost. Seventy.  Any suggestion the veteran broadcaster might be slowing down ... Continue

8 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Speaker, BBC2, tonight and tomorrow 8pm

I'm out at a birthday dinner tonight, so will be spared the difficult choice between Champions League football and BBC 2's new reality TV/elimination-contest programme, The Speaker. Reality TV and el... Continue

7 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Obama, colds and being woken by Korean missiles

There are not that many circumstances in which I feel sympathy for that collection of individuals, mainly male, described as 'world leaders.' They have reached the top in their chosen path; they hav... Continue

6 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

When a call matters more than protocol

More than once, I had a mobile phone suddenly tossed my way as Tony Blair realised the car was about to arrive. Usually it was obvious when the journey was coming to an end and he could sign off inÂ... Continue

5 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Could Cameron have delivered the G20 deal?

I promise that my tweet of last night - wondering whether David Cameron as Prime Minister could have delivered the G20 deal - was not merely rhetorical.  If the polls are right, and don't change som... Continue

3 April 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Of Benn and Bono

Tony Benn said yesterday  that almost all progress starts on the streets, and that the people at the top are usually the last to get the message. Tony and I disagree about a few things, not least on... Continue

2 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.

MORE INFO