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One terrific speech does not change the weather overnight – the whole Party must now raise its game to beat these oh-so-beatable Tories

Barack Obama's strategist David Axelrod once said that political conventional wisdom is almost always wrong and we have had a good example of that in Britain recently. Over the summer the convention... Continue

Frontline First?

Throughout the last election campaign, the Tories said till they were even bluer in the face than usual that they would protect the NHS from any looming cuts, and that within the public services more ... Continue

12 November 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Welcome to new website

First of all, if you still can't read it on a blackberry or an iphone ... I give up. Second, thanks to those who in the past few weeks have been sending me messages saying how much they missed my blo... Continue

26 August 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A bit of ENT on the NHS

I thought I might start the week with some good news for the Clamberons. Namely that the blogging and the tweeting may go a little quiet for a few days. Because very shortly - perhaps this will chee... Continue

17 May 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why I love NHS walk-in centres

Not for the first time, I must thank an NHS walk-in centre for patching me up after another attempt to pretend I am still young, and full of athletic and sporting potential. My 1hr 50 (ish, dependin... Continue

21 September 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Twitter NHS backlash good for Obama

When I occasionally rage at the culture of negativity in the UK media, it is often the coverage of the NHS I have in mind. Every hour of every day, wonderful things happen in the NHS, thanks to the te... Continue

14 August 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Andrew Lansley done up like a kipper

You won't have found too many words of praise for journalists on here, so stand by for a rare event. I refer to a journalist I have never met, named Sally Gainsbury, who works for a magazine I don't ... Continue

2 July 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Do we care more about the NHS or moats?

I'll come on to 'vote Labour' in a moment, but first .... It's amazing how quickly your spirits can be restored if you get outside the noise of the Westminster media bubble. I mentioned yesterday I w... Continue

4 June 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

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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