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The unleadership of the past three years has taken us to the first ever uncampaign

Having just watched Jeremy Corbyn on the Andrew Marr programme, I thought I would post my column in this week's New European. So if you have already read it, apologies for wasting a few seconds gettin... Continue

Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

23 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why so fearful? European elections can be Labour’s friend not enemy, provided Brexit stance is clear and strong

(The Evening Standard is today running a short version of this article, (George Osborne just can't resist cutting can he, whether it is words or public services). It is about the issue of the Europ... Continue

25 March 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The ‘Put it to the People’ march might be the last chance to stop the Brexit Elite destroying Britain

Here is the piece I have written for the Independent to help launch the 'Put it to the People' march on March 23. It takes apart the idea that Brexiteers like Johnson, Farage and Rees-Mogg are fightin... Continue

17 February 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

‘The eyes have it’ – Gauke, Gardiner, Farage are right to be fearful of the shift in mood on Brexit

Let’s start with a bit of self-awareness. I am fully conscious, as I recorded last week following a gentle chiding from the velvet mouth of Mariella Frostrup, that I can be aggressive in debate, and... Continue

7 November 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Victor Meldrew and the perfect metaphor for the Brexit dog’s dinner that we should be able to reject

Well, that was a lively start to the morning, out with my daughter Grace (always feisty) to do Good Morning Britain, where Piers Morgan (always feisty) and Susannah Reid (always feisty) decided to thr... Continue

24 September 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The more sensible Cabinet ministers are looking towards the inevitable public inquiry IF Brexit happens

Liam Fox burbling on about Philip Hammond on the BBC reminded me I had forgotten to post last week's column from The New European. Here it is ... Such is the Tory division over Brexit that Philip Ham... Continue

2 September 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time to get real – on the world, on Brexit, and on Labour, who are not passing the tests needed to win

I agreed some time ago to speak at today’s conference organised by Progress, often described as the moderate wing of the Labour Party. Here is the speech I am making this morning. It is time to get ... Continue

4 May 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

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

6 April 2018

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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