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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

The questions do not stop with Fox’s exit. And let’s hope high speed rail not another casualty

It will not have escaped most people's notice that despite Labour being out of power, its senior figures continue to be held accountable whether via public inquiries, a media that sometimes seems to t... Continue

15 October 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A chance for the coalition to show they understand fairness

Earlier last month I recollected New Labour’s driving principle of ‘power, wealth and opportunity in the hands of the many not the few’ and questioned the lack of an equivalent  from the curren... Continue

9 September 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Shirley Williams talking sense on NHS, Philip Hammond talking sense on rail, but Big Society could derail him

For the second time in less than a week - well done Charles Kennedy on re-election as Rector of Glasgow University - I intend to be nice about a Lib Dem. I did not see BBC Question Time last week, bu... Continue

28 February 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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