‘I agree with David’ Clegg has disqualified himself from a place in TV debates next time
As the Rebecca Black phenomenon develops (google or go on twitter if you have yet to catch up on this comical story of nowhere to somewhere fast) last night I asked for other examples of people who we... Continue25 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Britain least convinced of EU countries of need for massive cuts
It says something for the insularity of the UK media that The Guardian makes such a big deal of the idea of special reports from our European neighbours. Too often, the editor rightly says, the countr... Continue14 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Well done Dan Jarvis, and my latest litttle battle against the evil of the Mail
I've been away having laptop connection problems so apart from a couple of tweets I have not been able to congratulate Labour's Dan Jarvis on his excellent by-election win. And yes, of course I knew L... Continue4 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron, Clegg, Hague and Fox could do with some basic lessons in government and politics
My God they are still blessed, this Tory government. Can you even begin to imagine the hue and cry, the howling, raging, screeching tone of the papers and the tellybabblers if a Labour government's ha... Continue25 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A few weeks trying to teach challenging kids makes me respect teachers even more
March 2 sees the start of Jamie Oliver's latest TV project, Dream School, in which he, I and other non-teachers try to teach 20 young people who have gone through the school system without success. Th... Continue19 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hezza signals discontent at lack of Cameron grip, but Osborne won’t U-turn yet
I got back from Leicester in time to catch a bit of Question Time and was interested to see that the audience seemed mildly supportive of the government's U-turn on the sell-off of forests. It was a ... Continue18 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
More power to Clegg on mental health agenda
I have given Nick Clegg a mild (very mild) kicking in the Spectator diary this week, so may I say a few words of praise and thanks to the embattled deputy PM. If it is true that the government, at Cl... Continue2 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
By-election coverage still showing gap between media and public mood on governing parties
Ladies and gentlemen, at the risk of appearing arrogant and boastful about my own considerable skills and experience in political strategy, may I take you back to my blog of January 2, headlined Both ... Continue14 January 2011
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.