Young want to stop Brexit.. we can help them
You find yourself in some strange places when you have a book out. And so, on Sunday morning when I would normally be out on the bike, or re-watching Match of the Day to see Burnley 's equaliser again... Continue8 February 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
With Trump and Brexit two dark clouds, thank God for the next generation. They keep me going
I'll admit it, until this morning I had never heard of Not3s [pronounced Notes, oldies] or Mabel McVey. I met them as fellow guests on the Sunday Brunch show on Channel 4, where I was promoting the ne... Continue4 February 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
New website, new look, new book, New European, new and old battles to fight
OK, I’ve listened. I’ve listened to people like the wonderfully named James Ski, who stood up at a mental health event I was speaking at, and said ‘I’m a big fan, but your website’s shit.’... Continue30 January 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Macron is the real heir to Tony Blair
To Paris, to speak at a conference on geopolitics, en francais bien sur, where I was asked to answer this simple question: "The world -what the hell is going on?" I love the trust implied in their in... Continue25 January 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Answer is not a second referendum but a first on Tories’ bad deal for Britain
So what is Nigel Farage up to? Is he, as some of his fellow Brextremists believe, so incurably addicted to grabbing headlines that he couldn't resist giving legs to the idea of a 'second referendum'?... Continue18 January 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The GQ Interviews – Charlie Booker
28 December 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Changing the lens on mental health (and detecting yet more opposition to Brexit)
Last night I was at Reading University, delivering the Peter Campbell Lecture - no relation - in honour of the founding head of the University's Department of Politics and International Relations. I w... Continue21 November 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The speeches our leaders should make … Instead May ‘celebrates’ the vilest Brit alive, Paul Dacre
As the Brexit chaos continues, with ministers now falling by the wayside at a rate of one a week, the PM held in near contempt by those who remain in Cabinet, the NHS Chief Executive having to go publ... Continue9 November 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The GQ Interviews – The Archbishop of Canterbury
26 October 2017
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.