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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

Dave, Danny and have the Tories really changed?

I've pre-recorded an interview for BBC Radio 4's The Week In Westminster this morning. Back in the days when I was almost a journalist, I used to present the programme myself, so I was in the same Mil... Continue

21 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Life beyond Dover …

The day started with an interview about TB and God for Nick Ferrari on LBC following Tony's piece in the New Statesman. Perfectly good discussion, no problem at all, and I let pass the line in Nick's ... Continue

20 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My friends in The New Statesman – Fergie, Fiona, Tony, Sarah, Kevin, ‘Dacre,’ and a great GB idea for the G20

As you may have seen both online and in some of the papers today, Alex Ferguson is the front cover of my one-off issue of the New Statesman and inside is a long chat about football, politics, leader... Continue

18 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The pressure of being a post-modern sex god

So off to another Burnley home game. I had honestly (sic) been thinking I would stay home, wash the car, trim the edges of the lawn, help pick new fabrics for the worn sofa, maybe bake a cake and read... Continue

14 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron still hasn’t sealed the deal with business

Last night I was speaking in Nottingham and was advised to 'keep it short and funny' by one of the organisers.  I did my best but it was a long way to go for a Monty Python sketch so I did 20 minute... Continue

13 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Stand up for social workers

I sometimes go on about how Labour politicians tend only to get covered through a negative media prism. But they have it easy compared with social workers, again in the spotlight with the publication ... Continue

12 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Surely Malcolm Tucker could have told Armando Ianucci … You can’t spin a spinner

Perhaps I was wrong to twitter yesterday that I was about to sit down and watch a special screening of In The Loop, Armando Ianucci's feature film based on his successful and often very funny TV progr... Continue

11 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Private advice to Peggy Mitchell – the leaked note in full

I knew politics was sometimes dirty, but I cannot believe what has happened. Some dastardly sort has leaked to The Sun a private note I wrote to Peggy Mitchell as she continues her campaign for electi... Continue

7 March 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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