4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
No Prime Minister … media blitz was wrong thing to do
No, no, no Prime Minister ... that media blitz yesterday was not the thing to do. I mean they were perfectly nice pictures, jacket off in the Today programme studio, striding red box in hand around ... Continue24 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Scotland’s Labour leader Johann Lamont – good with words!
You read and hear so much about how Alex Salmond is master of his universe that I was half expecting the Scottish Labour Party to be seriously down in the dumps when I spoke at a fundraiser in Edinbur... Continue23 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If people want a progressive Mayor for London, it has to be Ken
Anyone who has read my diaries knows that Ken Livingstone has not always been my flavour of the month. And during this campaign for the London Mayorlty, in some of the things he has said and done, he ... Continue22 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Sarkozy loses, Cameron should reflect that omnipresent hyperactivity may have been a factor
If, as is being widely suggested, Francois Hollande wins the French elections, and Nicolas Sarkozy becomes a rare, single-term President, there are one or two lessons David Cameron might try to draw o... Continue19 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Backlash on charitable giving latest sign Budget was not thought through
It was on April 1 (apologies for inability to cut and paste links on the iPad but nobody has taught me yet!) that I suggested we should 'watch out for a backlash on charitable and philanthropic giving... Continue11 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Polly Toynbee inspires me to rank Premier League managers as players
Though she could be a bit of a thorn in our side at times, and prone to absorb lines of attack from critics both to the left and the right of Tony Blair, I have a lot of time for Polly Toynbee, and he... Continue9 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
NASA climate change scientist exposes world leaders’ abdication of resposibility
I like the sound of this NASA scientist Prof Jim Hansen, who intends to use his acceptance speech for a major award on Tuesday to issue a fresh warning about man-made climate change. It has been mind... Continue6 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Media finally catching up with public’s sense that Cameron unsure what he stands for
Even accepting that the media's shift to a more negative take on the government is in part dictated by David Cameron's decision to set up the Leveson Inquiry, he would be wise not to dismiss the chang... Continue4 April 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.