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Many mistakes yes, but no lies, no deceit, no secret deals, no ‘sexing up’. And ultimately a matter of leadership and judgement

There was an awful lot to take in from Sir John Chilcot's half hour statement, and there will be more to take in from the two million plus words he published when people get round to reading it, and t... Continue

Labour must not let Lansley get away with burying good news on the NHS – and other media double standards

It's fascinating to watch liberal commentators say how blindingly obvious it is that military action should be taken to deal with a fascist dictator killing his own people (aka Gaddafi) ... in many in... Continue

20 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

As Cameron slithers from tactic to tactic, Mandelson and Straw right to defend difficult positions

I may not have liked much about Peter Mandelson's book ("'insufferably self-indulgent' - Alastair Campbell" doesn't seem to have made it to the quotes on the cover of the paperback). However, I totall... Continue

7 March 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

A word of defence for William Hague, and a reminder of Gaddafi and WMD

I didn't hear William Hague's interview on the Today programme - I am a silence person first thing - but the avalanche on twitter suggested he didn't do terribly well. I thought I would offer a word ... Continue

24 February 2011

Posted by Alastair Campbell

On the extracts from my diaries (97-99) in tomorrow’s Guardian

The Guardian asked me to plug their paper for the morning .. so dear readers, go out and get The Guardian tomorrow. Done. Despite it being a Lib Dem paper, I chose The Guardian to run extracts from v... Continue

14 January 2011

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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