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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

‘European history will see this as the age of Merkel’

Angela Merkel having - rightly in my view - been named Time Magazine 'Person of the Year', I thought I would post the mini-profile of the German Chancellor I wrote in WINNERS AND HOW THEY SUCCEED.... Continue

11 December 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If only ministers were as wise as these three young people: a little investment can lead to savings down the track.

While the government was busy trying to cut tax credits for some of our poorest families, and while millions were watching Panorama's documentary on the calamitous impact of cuts to mental health serv... Continue

27 October 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron, Osborne, Hunt should watch tonight’s Panorama to see the gap between their words and their country

I had my run-ins with Panorama when working for Tony Blair, usually because they tended to take a grain of truth from somewhere and flam it up into something worthier of a right-wing tabloid than the ... Continue

24 October 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Good luck to the pro-UK-in-EU campaign. Even having this damned referendum is bad for Britain

So the pro-Britain in Europe campaign moves into a different phase today, with M and S former boss Stuart Rose fronting up a collection of business people and politicians who have the considerable tas... Continue

12 October 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Charles Kennedy would have loved both the debate and the outcome of last night’s Europe vote

Charles Kennedy would have enjoyed last night's debate on Europe at the Glasgow University Union where he honed his own great debating skills. The debate, set to become an annual event, was in his m... Continue

26 September 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

VW could become a far bigger crisis for Merkel than Pig-Gate or Coke-Gate are for Cameron

I am not really a car person but I drive a Volkswagen. It is a strong brand. It says reliable. It says German. Which emphasises reliable. And, translated, it means People's Car, which is kind of nice.... Continue

23 September 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Fifteen observations, sporting and political, from the opening game of the Rugby World Cup

Fifteen (see what I did there - not eleven, not thirteen, but fifteen - because this is rugby union we're talking now) 1. It confirmed the genius of Danny Boyle. The RWC opening ceremony was fine set... Continue

19 September 2015

Posted by Alastair Campbell

When politics becomes blood sport – welcome to The Killing Season, power Aussie Rules style

One of my favourite foreign politicians when starting out with Tony Blair was then Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. Clever, funny, tough, with a desire to batter the Tories that was closer to m... Continue

23 June 2015

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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