4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Give a big welcome to Brazil Street Kids in London next week
If I can go back to my old life as what the French might call a 'medicin de rotation,' I'd like to alert the media to something happening next week, when a group of Brazllian former street children ar... Continue3 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s woes a mix of out of touchness and media revenge re Leveson
I resisted the many requests from Sunday newspapers to offer crisis comms advice to Number 10 as a combination of granny tax, tax cuts for the rich, pasties, petrol panic and a Tory funding scandal co... Continue1 April 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
26 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The politics of the Budget are clear – and the holes are becoming clearer too
If the frontbench had accepted Ed Miliband's invitation to raise their hands if they were going to be better off as a result of the Budget, we'd have seen an awful lot of fingers in the air. I underst... Continue21 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
There could be many more Inequality Moments this week
I am due to be sitting on the This Week sofa with Michael Portillo on Thursday, when doubtless post-Budget discussion will dominate. As regular viewers will know, the show kicks off with Andrew Neil ... Continue20 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The public won’t swallow Osborne’s line as easily as the media do
Half way through George Osborne's BBC interview with Andrew Marr yesterday, I got a bit bored and tweeted that there seemed little purpose to the interview other than to remind people of two things we... Continue19 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Business chiefs attack govt growth plans as Osborne prepares to reward tax avoiders
Am rushing out in a minute but just wanted to post an extract from this morning's Labour Party media monitoring brief, which they still kindly send me by email every morning. It is self-explanatory. A... Continue16 March 2012
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Guest blog on the need for the public to see the full story re Motorman
An interesting piece from Brian Cathcart, a founder of the Hacked Off campaign, who teaches journalism at Kingston University London, on the campaign's website. There is an open secret at the Leveson... Continue12 March 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.