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The weird virus infecting Labour debate

My partner Fiona has a piece in The Guardian today pointing out not merely how much the last Labour government achieved in education, but also how absurd it is for someone like Zarah Sultana, a newly... Continue

Start of a new approach from Labour?

Greetings from a beautiful Hampshire countryside hotel where I am due to make a speech to business leaders about leadership.  So out early to the hotel gym and how refreshing it was to hear on the n... Continue

10 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A peace process still strong

'Saturday August 15 1998 (holiday, Flassan)  Wendy Abbs [Downing Street duty clerk] came through on the other line to say there had been a huge explosion in Omagh, 12 thought to be dead, the PM was ... Continue

9 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Boris, the Tories and the tummy-tickling poodle press

Imagine that Mayor Ken Livinsgtone had been in contact with, and made odd public comments about, a Labour MP at the centre of a police investigation? Imagine that this had led to an inquiry which, wh... Continue

6 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A day in the life of the self-obsessed TV reporter

If anyone wants a good illustration of the utter self-obsession of the modern TV journalist, they need look no further than the sad spectacle of Adam Boulton rebutting a JP blog from outside the White... Continue

5 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

GB – good speech, well delivered

I watched Gordon's speech to Congress in the company of BBC journalists as I was commenting on it for The News Channel. Half way through, I could tell they were listening more intently than is often ... Continue

4 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Some speeches matter more than others

At a q and a I did last week, someone asked me what made Tony Blair nervous. 'Big set piece speeches,' I replied, instinctively. I've thought about it a bit more since, and I think the instincts were... Continue

2 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Inside the chocolate factory

I thought I knew North London fairly well. So whenever I've seen 'The Chocolate Factory', I've always assumed I knew what it was. Indeed, as we parked the car before last night's fundraiser for Horns... Continue

28 February 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

GB on the G20, JP on Jeremy Kyle

I was at the London Labour Party's fundraising dinner in Canary Wharf last night. I was fully intending to blog last night after getting back. But I got home just before midnight to find my mouse had... Continue

27 February 2009

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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