Why manifestos matter, even if nobody reads them (and should we call them something different?)
Below is a piece published by Portland and Labour List yesterday. Among the responses I saw was one suggesting that the problem with manifestos is the word manifesto. It does seem remarkable that so f... Continue13 February 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Don’t miss the Culture Show special on Abraham Lincoln tonight
I do not make a habit of apologising to the BBC but sorry, sorry, sorry, I forgot. Forgot what? I promised to do a blog today about the BBC2 Culture Show special on Abraham Lincoln. It is on at 1120p... Continue12 February 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If only Cameron was as bright and principled as Norman Fowler … Leveson burial chapter 324
You know how hard I find it to be overly nice about Tories, but I must salute the indefatigable Norman Fowler for his attempt to make sure the government does not wriggle out of doing the right thing ... Continue9 February 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Musings on Borgen, strong women, the gap in the UK TV market, and Maradona
The outpouring of jealousy at my meeting 'Birgitte' from Borgen was not quite on a par with that inspired by my 'never talk about it' football playing with Diego Maradona. It was there nonetheless, fr... Continue2 February 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Time to think differently about mental health care
The King's Fund has launched a debate about the future of health and social care, called 'Time to think Differently.' They asked me to write a piece on mental health. To find out more about the Kin... Continue31 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Lance Armstrong liked to play the long game. David Walsh has played even longer, and won
I don't recall exactly where and when it was that I met journalist David Walsh, not long after I had met Lance Armstrong for the first time, but I do recall his shock tinged with anger that I had 'fal... Continue20 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s speech timetabling shambles underlines his DNA problem – all tactics no strategy
Here is a piece I have done for The Guardian today. I sometimes wish we had patented "The Grid", the scheduling tool New Labour developed in opposition and subsequently used in government to seek to... Continue15 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
What did the Romans ever do for us (EU section)?
As David Cameron seemingly spends another weekend deciding whether, where and when to make his much vaunted speech on Europe ... as the rest of us ponder the remarkable failure of leadership that has ... Continue12 January 2013
Posted by Alastair Campbell
10 January 2013
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.