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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’s views on Labour leadership might be worth heeding

If David Cameron is anything like Tony Blair, he will be following the Labour leadership elections closely. There are many important people in the life of a Prime Minister, and in our system in partic... Continue

29 August 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Tories blessed with pre-election lickspittling continuing post-election too

The Labour Party's media monitoring brief is, as I have mentioned before, a superb piece of work. It can sometimes be a ltttle misleading however, particularly when read overseas. As I read it this m... Continue

23 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Big Society looking thin after Cameron’s Liverpool trip

As David Cameron works away in the US - gee what a Big Society that is - let us consider what we learned from yesterday's (re)launch of his Big Society back home. We learned that his favourite Grang... Continue

20 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Well done Tricycle theatre, and watch out Nick Clegg

To the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn last night to see no fewer than nine plays under the banner 'Women, Power and Politics'. It was the final night, so unless someone decides to invest in taking them ... Continue

18 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Osborne’s cuts move from needed to macho and ideological

The tone surrounding the public spending debate has shifted up, or rather down, a few gears as ministers move from general direction to specific changes. Though there remains a honeymoon feel to a lo... Continue

17 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Pat McFadden’s speech today

SPEECH BY PAT MCFADDEN MP, SHADOW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS TO THE FABIAN SOCIETY VENUE: ENGINEERING EMPLOYERS FEDERATION, BROADWAY HOUSE, TOTHILL STREET, LONDON SW1H 9NQ PLEASE CHECK AGAINST ... Continue

14 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A few musings on diaries (mine) and memoirs (Peter M’s)

The Daily Telegraph yesterday asked me to fill their notebook slot with any thoughts inspired by the coverage of Peter Mandelson's book. Here they are, as printed in the paper today. One of the reas... Continue

14 July 2010

Posted by Alastair Campbell

For Lansley, the hard part is still to come

As the World Cup withdrawal symptoms abate (hugely helped by that abomination of a Final, over which the Dutch should stop whingeing about the ref and go kick someone their own size) I tuned into News... Continue

13 July 2010

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.