On the exploitation of grief to get Gordon
In my newspaper reporting days on The Mirror, one of the worst calls to make was the one to the news desk saying 'The Sun's got the mum.' The situation might be a court case, a serious crime, a have-... Continue11 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Is there a Sun blackout on Cameron’s dumping of ‘cast iron guarantee’ on Europe?
I just paid a visit to the Sun's online service, to see what they were doing with David Cameron's dumping of his 'cast iron guarantee' - made to the paper's readers - to hold a referendum on Europe... Continue3 November 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On The Sun, Obama in Copenhagen and Alistair McGowan on the loo
Just did the start of Nicky Campbell's phone-in on Five Live, and it was interesting that Nicky had to scour around for a few pro-Sun messages amid all the negative texts and calls coming in. I said ... Continue1 October 2009
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Sun switches ain’t wot they used to be
I was just about to go to bed when Radio Five Live called to ask if I would talk to Richard Bacon about The Sun switching from Labour to Tory. 'This is DEV-AS-TAT-ING,' he said by way of intro thou... Continue30 September 2009
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.