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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

Cameron has learned wrong lessons from TB: they should read the books more carefully

A version of this appears on The Huffington Post site today To the splendidly New Labour King’s Place on Monday, and an onstage interview with Steve Richards of the Independent as part of his ‘Po... Continue

21 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If Labour’s team had stayed united, I think we might have staved off a Bullingdon government

I can hardly complain at The Guardian's 'brilliant but bonkers' headline on the second part of the extracts they are running from my new book, Burden of Power. Tony Blair said the words, and he said ... Continue

18 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Murdoch’s phone call on Iraq … a little contextualisation

To be fair to Rupert Murdoch - you don't hear that too often these days - News International were right to say last night that 'there isn't any evidence in Alastair Campbell's diaries' that ' he was p... Continue

16 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Thanks from Time to Change to Charles Walker and Kevan Jones

Just back from Dublin, just home for a quick change before heading out to chair a debate on class in politics, inspired by the West End play based on David Cameron and Co's Bullingdon Club, POSH. But... Continue

14 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Clegg should make clear he can’t support the Gove-Osborne view on Leveson

Yesterday Nick Clegg tells his MPs not to support Jeremy Hunt in a Commons vote. Today the Deputy Prime Minister appears at the Leveson Inquiry. I suspect there may be a link, and I hope his distancin... Continue

13 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

POSH – just a play? Or a real problem for Cameron, Osborne and Johnson?

First things first, and a quick line the producers of POSH can use in any publicity should they wish to ... 'topical, relevant, well-written, well-cast, well-acted and very thought-provoking.' As to w... Continue

10 June 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

It’ll take more than the Queen’s popularity and the Olympics to help Tories shift the mood around them now

A while back I remember reading an article in which, on the back of the Royal Wedding, a senior Tory was predicting that with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to come, Britain was set for a wave o... Continue

31 May 2012

Posted by Alastair Campbell

To get all-party support, Cameron should indicate likely acceptance of Leveson plans when he appears

Love him or hate him (I lean more to the former camp, you may be surprised to know) Tony Blair reminded a lot of people yesterday why he became the most successful political leader of recent times, an... Continue

29 May 2012

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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