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The unleadership of the past three years has taken us to the first ever uncampaign

Having just watched Jeremy Corbyn on the Andrew Marr programme, I thought I would post my column in this week's New European. So if you have already read it, apologies for wasting a few seconds gettin... Continue

‘The eyes have it’ – Gauke, Gardiner, Farage are right to be fearful of the shift in mood on Brexit

Let’s start with a bit of self-awareness. I am fully conscious, as I recorded last week following a gentle chiding from the velvet mouth of Mariella Frostrup, that I can be aggressive in debate, and... Continue

7 November 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

When a leading Brextremist calls a child a ‘pathetic cretin’ it underlines what nasty pieces of work are driving this right-wing fantasy

If you have already been onto Joe.UK, you may have read this one already. JOE is a relatively new UK offshoot of an Irish online news platform, which has become one of Ireland's most significant news ... Continue

24 October 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

The People’s Vote campaign is anything but a politicians’ thing, Mrs May. The people are finding out the politicians just in time

I was pleased to see Theresa May take a pop at the People's Vote campaign in her Conference speech. It showed how far the campaign has   come since the launch just seven months ago. It showed she is ... Continue

6 October 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why The New European is taking a week off. And why we need to beware as the seeds of fascism grow

I know that for a lot of fellow Brexit resisters, today is the day The New European arrives, and you settle down for a long read of accurate, intelligent writing, most of it from the admitted standpoi... Continue

3 August 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

All aboard the Chequers fudge factory – a ‘solution’ beyond parody, a People’s Vote on final deal the only way forward

With Mrs May gathering her Cabinet tomorrow, with Jaguar Land Rover the latest big company to warn of the dangers of the government's approach on Brexit, tonight I will get a good feel for the pulse o... Continue

5 July 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Time to get real – on the world, on Brexit, and on Labour, who are not passing the tests needed to win

I agreed some time ago to speak at today’s conference organised by Progress, often described as the moderate wing of the Labour Party. Here is the speech I am making this morning. It is time to get ... Continue

4 May 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

If the BBC think their supine stance on Brexit will save them from the hard right, they are naive in the extreme

'All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.' These words, most commonly attributed to the 18th Century Irish-born Whig Edmund Burke, may have come from someone viewed by s... Continue

6 April 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

We were promised ‘big speeches’ by May and her team. It took John Major to deliver one. Everyone should see it

As we await Theresa May's 'big speech' tomorrow, her contribution to the Road to Brexit 'strategy,' I throw out a question ... can anyone remember anything from those 'big speeches' made so far in thi... Continue

1 March 2018

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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