Time and chance for a new settlement between politics, media and public – we should all seize it
In 2009 I attended the wedding of News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. The ceremony took place by a lake, at a country estate. I stood next to TV presenter Piers Morgan, while Paul Dacre... Continue11 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Steve Coogan spot on in asking where Paul Dacre is in all this. But his time is surely coming
I don't know Steve Coogan but I thought he did a very good job on Newsnight last night, in particular in seeking to make sure the focus from the phonehacking scandal is not just restricted to the News... Continue9 July 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On Cheryl, Cameron’s kitchen and why Obama rebuffed Osborne’s plans on the deficit
I am hoping the sound of helicopters above means the President is on his way to France, able to escape Britain before he and the Prime Minister get asked about what Cheryl Cole's exit from American X ... Continue26 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Media’s lack of focus on phone-hacking exposes their real agenda – sex and celebs
Apart from the occasional passing reference, there was next to no mention yesterday of the issue of illegal phone-hacking by newspapers. This should not surprise anyone. With the exception of The Gua... Continue24 May 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fascinating to see some of the papers willing the phone-hack scandal away
As regular readers will know by now, I don't read any of the Mail papers, or allow them in the house, but the online revolution being what it is, every now and then some of its bile slips through the ... Continue23 January 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Piers’ and Cameron’s potshots at TB beneath two such ‘giants’
You've really got to love Piers Morgan ... Oh ok, you don't, and I realised even as I was typing the words that 'you've really got to love Piers Morgan' can take its place among the more idiotic order... Continue12 September 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
State schools improving as private schools fall shock horror
I wasn't going to bother returning to the issue of school exam results, but having got under the skin of a few private-education-defenders yesterday, I have changed my mind. Internet democracy in act... Continue27 August 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On Piers Morgan’s wedding, education, Moat, Iraq, celebocracy and Dacre being a wimp
Apart from lots of journos who send their kids to private schools doing their best to suggest Michael Gove's cocks-up are not too serious, and David Cameron being 'terrified' of London state comprehen... Continue11 July 2010
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.