4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Great to see, feel and hear normality in Northern Ireland
To Belfast last night to speak at the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce President's dinner. Cold outside, like everywhere else in the country. Lots of worries about the Irish economic crisis, as ev... Continue1 December 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Great to see sports stars telling Cameron the truth on school sport axe
Flying into Heathrow at the weekend, I was struck once more by the beauty and the power to inspire of the nascent Olympic stadium. If it can do that now, a year and a half ahead of the event, imagin... Continue30 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
20 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On the rebirth of political memoirs – reprinted from The Bookseller
Well, we're having a right old book day are we not. Bad Sex Awards pitch this morning (I liked the line from journalist John Rentoul that it was 'triple bluff') and now I offer you the article I penne... Continue19 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A night of celebration of the life of Michael Foot
I hope you don't mind me reprinting in full here the comment posted by Jacquie Reed on the blog I did earlier about the coalition cutting off their noses to spite their faces by cutting government spe... Continue9 November 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If Boris Johnson’s Kosovo analogy was planned, then Cameron has a problem
You can never quite tell with Boris Johnson whether what comes out of his mouth is planned or wholly accidental. That he has some concerns about the coalition government's planned changes to housing ... Continue28 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Hoping to race to Number 1 in the Chinese bestsellers’ list
What with fundraisers, festivals, speeches, interviews, inquiries, breakfasts, lunches and dinners, not to mention life on websites, twitter, Facebook and the like, I spend a lot of my time answering ... Continue17 October 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
PMQs matter and Ed’s good start matters too
(A technical wizard has somehow found the blog that flew into the ether as I was heading to make a speech and present manufacturing industry awards in Ironbridge ... here it is) TB's book got a fresh... Continue14 October 2010
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.