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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

Blair – dead big in Japan!

David Miliband said yesterday that foreign governments, and opposition parties, found it odd in the extreme that Britain's Conservatives were actively campaigning against Tony Blair becoming the first... Continue

26 October 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

First ladies watch out for Japanese bombshell

Litttle did I know, blogging a few days ago on the potential significance of a change of government in Japan, that the new Prime Minister would be bringing with him a wife who was once abducted by ali... Continue

3 September 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

When the power of black eyes fades

What with meetings, family stuff, a funeral and then a train journey north, I missed all the political excitement yesterday. I saw a couple of headlines suggesting Peter Mandelson was suggesting the e... Continue

30 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Honouring the power of sport to do good

  Off to a celebration of Henry Hodge's life later today, so I may have a few words to say about that later - like if you haven't already, please make a donation to www.justgiving.com/alastaircampbel... Continue

29 June 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

In praise of two poets

There was me, post Damian McBride, thinking that the media might rely a little less on anonymous briefings (sometimes so anonymous as to exist only in the imagination of the journalist), but I got in... Continue

1 May 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Is all change good?

Since getting into blogging, Twitter and Facebook, it has been interesting to see what kind of message, tweet or status update gets people going. I'd love to be able to say it is the serious heavyweig... Continue

15 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Some speeches matter more than others

At a q and a I did last week, someone asked me what made Tony Blair nervous. 'Big set piece speeches,' I replied, instinctively. I've thought about it a bit more since, and I think the instincts were... Continue

2 March 2009

Posted by Alastair Campbell

Lincoln, Obama, Blair and the 24 hour media culture

I have already vlogged about my (and Barack Obama's') favourite book on politics, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Her brilliant account of the political genius of Abraham Lincoln was already a... Continue

11 February 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.

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