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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

How a Brexit breakfast vote and a Brixton Prison trip restored my sense of hope

As we slide one more week closer to the calamity that Brexit will bring, two memorable meetings stand out for me from the past few days. The first, of which more later, was on Monday evening inside Br... Continue

2 March 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If you can’t swear properly in the fucking Guardian about mental health, where the fuck can you?

So, first of all, many thanks to The Guardian, who have once more allowed me a platform to argue the basic case that we are light year away from parity between mental and physical health. Here is the ... Continue

18 January 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Brexit increasingly means shambles, and one which prevents NHS shambles being sorted too

It seems that tomorrow Theresa May intends to say once more that mental health is a priority of hers. She said the same on the day she became Prime Minister. So I wish she could have been at the Roya... Continue

8 January 2017

Posted by Alastair Campbell

What Trump, Brexit and the rise of populism say about politics and media now and in the future

Yesterday I made a speech to a conference organised by Fremantle Media, the independent production company that has given us such delights – depending on your taste – as Pop Idol, The Price is Rig... Continue

8 December 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Corbyn has won, the fundamentals are unchanged, non-Corbyn PLP must fill policy vacuum

Ok first things first. WHOOSH BREAKING NEWS ... Jeremy Corbyn has won and probably by a considerable margin. In the hope some of the broadcasters read this - thanks for your interest in my views but ... Continue

24 September 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

My film on the Mail – and why it is good for the soul to rip it up

I know, I know, I am almost sixty years old, a grown man even  ... and yes, if my Mum was still alive, she'd say 'tut, tut, Alastair, why are you bothering to make a film about that silly man from th... Continue

22 July 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The lesson of political history is keep fighting for what you believe in – including Britain in Europe

Thanks for all the positive feedback for the piece I did for the second issue of The New European, an extract of which I posted a few days ago, and the full version of which you can read below. The N... Continue

17 July 2016

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Memo to PM May: not a second referendum, but a first referendum on a proper choice of options after real debate

There have not been that many rays of light emerging from that dark day of national self-harm, June 23, but one has been the emergence of a new 'pop-up newspaper' aimed especially at the 48percent who... Continue

14 July 2016

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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