Labour a lot more relevant than news-comment fused media think
In addition to phone-hacking and all the other dubious practices employed by newspapers, one of the worst developments in our media over recent years has been the near total fusion of news and comment... Continue12 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Good news, and Time to Change will spend new money wisely
A few months ago, I felt a little bit like a school-leaver at an interview, going into the offices of Comic Relief to plead for cash for the Time to Change campaign aimed at breaking down stigma and d... Continue10 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fox looks like he’s a goner – good news for Osborne for now
Having been through a few ministerial media frenzies, and knowing as I do how the press can twist and distort every little detail to feed the frenzy, even with Tories I like to let the benefit of the ... Continue9 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
New shadow cabinet must now defend better, attack better, and win the future better
As Liam Fox and Chris Huhne were embarrassing themselves and the government last night, I won't have been the only one to have liked the younger, more feminine look of the new shadow cabinet. But I a... Continue8 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron’s ‘growth plan’ passage tells me he just couldn’t be arsed yesterday
I fear I may have been overly kind to the Prime Minister when I described his speech as 'very average' on twitter yesterday. This was certainly on the kinder end of the comment spectrum. It would seem... Continue6 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
If catflap is best Tories can do, no wonder FT Europe imposes blackout
Greetings from Vienna airport where I am waiting for a plane, worrying about the unseasonal heat, getting irritated by a couple who are kissing their dog like it is a baby, and trying to find a single... Continue5 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Can someone tell me what this Tory conference is all about?
For various reasons I have seen no news coverage and read no newspaper reports of the Tory conference since Sunday morning. This has not been a deliberate snub to one of the two ruling parties, just t... Continue4 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On the Tories’ lack of a clear message, and the unlikelihood of me playing bagpipes with Bob Dylan
I have never felt I have that much in common with David Cameron, but today we share a modest traducement by The Sunday Times. The Prime Minister's comes in the form of a headline saying 'Cameron says... Continue2 October 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
1 October 2011
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.