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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

Tactical voting now the only way to stop the horror of a Johnson landslide

Below is the short speech I made on Friday to the Vote for a Final Say rally in London, which saw John Major, Tony Blair and Michael Heseltine share a platform to warn of the dangers for the country i... Continue

8 December 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

23 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Humiliation for May and the UK; hope that the momentum to a People’s Vote is unstoppable

Here is the full text of an article I have done for The Guardian, on yesterday's EU Summit and what it means going forward. Yesterday was a day of humiliation for the UK, but also a day of hope. It ... Continue

11 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

May has handed real power to Corbyn. He can use it to cement no deal, win the long extension we need, and secure a referendum

- a piece I have written for the Daily Telegraph this morning, many of whose readers will have spluttered over their full English on the news that Theresa May is now relying on Jeremy Corbyn to dig ... Continue

3 April 2019

Posted by Alastair Campbell

‘I, me, my’ – far from acting in the national interest, our deluded and desperate PM is acting in gross betrayal of it

It has become fashionable to praise Theresa May for her ‘resilience,’ and also to express sympathy for her predicament. I find it harder and harder to do either. Yes, she inherited a tough hand fr... Continue

17 December 2018

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Cameron may blame ‘lunatic’ Gove but he – and Eton – have a lot to answer for in the Brexit story of decline

So the Brextremists at the Daily Telegraph think that a Cabinet without any Old Etonians in it is a bad thing, and worry where the talent of the future is going to come from if not the Eton playing f... Continue

6 August 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

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

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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