Remembering Charles Kennedy – we could do with more like him today!
BBC ALBA broadcast a fine one hour documentary last night, about the late lamented Charles Kennedy. Alba, for those who don't know, is Gaelic for Scotland, which is why I enjoyed watching Scotland's ... Continue24 February 2021
Posted by Alastair Campbell
18 February 2021
Posted by Alastair Campbell
why johnson will appoint paul dacre to head ofcom
My column in this week's New European ponders the question why the media gives Boris Johnson and the government he leads such an easy ride. An example from yesterday to add to those I raised in t... Continue12 February 2021
Posted by Alastair Campbell
11 February 2021
Posted by Alastair Campbell
How dare Jordan North threaten the one title i am proud of?
If you're not interested in football, or more specifically football fandom, look away now, for this is not for you. But I am nothing if not competitive, and when I feel my football fandom credentials... Continue10 February 2021
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Posted by Alastair Campbell
the brexit revolutionaries have barely begun. britain needs to wake up fast
This is one of my longer posts, dear reader. Not quite as long as Dominic Cummings' blogs, and hopefully more intelligible, but long nonetheless. Also, if you read The New European, or subscribe ... Continue28 December 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
rip diego maradona – thank you for everything, including a day i will never, ever forget
So Diego is dead, and that is really, really sad. Football is the greatest game on earth. And he was its greatest player. The world will be talking about him, writing about him, making films about hi... Continue25 November 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Part 5, covid, johnson, trump rants, rambles and ruminations
On such a wonderful day, as most of the world breathes a high sigh of relief that a very good man is replacing a very bad man in the White House, I thought I would spend part of it tidying up and col... Continue9 November 2020
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.