19 January 2026
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12. Food shortages, Francois Hollande, and Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh, Alastair's catch-up with Francois Hollande, Rory's reflection on the Tory leadership debates, Northern Ireland, Nick Clegg, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, global food shortages, power... Continue18 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
11. Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
Beergate, local elections, Tower Hamlets, Northern Ireland, Putin, Chinese foreign policy, Oxbridge, and porridge talk.Join Rory and Alastair for discussion and analysis of all of the above a... Continue11 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
10. Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell work out a plan for improving the quality of debate in Westminster. They also wonder what it would take for the electorate to dump Boris Johnson from power.... Continue4 May 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
9. Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
Defeating populism, the way to win a leadership contest, and Boris Johnson meeting Miley Cyrus.Join Alastair and Rory from Scotland in our first ever live episode - it's certainly not one to ... Continue27 April 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Special branch blast from the past – now help me settle an argument with Cherie about a coat!
In an early episode of The Rest Is Politics, my new podcast with Rory Stewart, I told the story of an argument I had with Tony and Cherie Blair, about a coat. It was a row which escalated sufficient ... Continue20 April 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
8. Rwanda, Religion and the Return of Trump
Join Alastair and Rory for this week's pod, where they discuss Patel's plans to send refugees to Rwanda from Britain, the role of religion in politics, and the mysterious ideologue that some ... Continue20 April 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
18 April 2022
Posted by Alastair Campbell
7. Partygate fines, political partners, and voting at 15?
In today's pod Alastair and Rory discuss the police fines that Johnson and Sunak have received for their roles in Partygate, the current political situation in both France and Pakistan, and t... Continue13 April 2022
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.