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The speeches our leaders should make … Instead May ‘celebrates’ the vilest Brit alive, Paul Dacre

As the Brexit chaos continues, with ministers now falling by the wayside at a rate of one a week, the PM held in near contempt by those who remain in Cabinet, the NHS Chief Executive having to go publ... Continue

Dacre, ‘Lord’ Black, Murdoch on wrong side of argument and history – fight for new regulator close to tipping point

To Millbank Tower last night - from where we ran the 1997 and 2001 election landslides - to a staging post of another important winning campaign, namely the one to get proper independent regulation of... Continue

19 March 2014

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Self interested media/business attacks on 50p an opportunity for Labour (with PS on hypocrite Dacre)

As the debate over Labour's 50p tax plans develops, it is worth remembering that a small proportion of people will be affected by it, but that a very large proportion of the small proportion will be w... Continue

27 January 2014

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guest blog from a poor soul working for Mailonline

One of the reasons I know the Mail is a horrible paper, and a horrible place to work, with horrible values, is because people who work there tell me. I keep urging them to leave, to understand that pu... Continue

18 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My views, as a Cambridge professor no less, on politics and the press; not as clear or straight-forward as I expected

Never did I imagine, as I drank, fought and very occasionally studied my way through four years as a Cambridge University student, that one day I would be a 'visiting professor' no less. Also, given t... Continue

12 November 2013

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As press hail Cameron’s courage and strength, they know his betrayal of victims was an act of weakness

You did not have to be a genius to imagine there might have been a statutory element to the proposals brought forward by Lord Justice Leveson. Indeed, the longer the inquiry went on, the more his tone... Continue

30 November 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Guardian editorial on Leveson gives far too much credence to Dacre-Murdoch vested interests protection plan

I would not normally concern myself too much with the sleeping patterns of the editor of The Guardian, but judging by his editorial on the upcoming Leveson Report, I sense a lot of tossing and turning... Continue

2 November 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

I hope the Mail’s Irish fraud catches the eye of the Leveson Inquiry

What with my best friend dying, too many speeches I'd contracted to do, too many charity gigs I'd committed to, my film on bagpipes taking me to the Hebrides, not to mention an inability to live witho... Continue

18 November 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Don’t faint, but I want to say something positive about Nick Clegg

It has been widely and rightly recognised that Ed Miliband has shown real leadership in recent days. He has forced the pace on phonehacking, and the broader issues of media practices and culture which... Continue

15 July 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.

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