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26 April 2015
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24 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron is behaving like a man who thinks he’s lost, Miliband like the man who can beat him
Greetings from Tirana, a quick day trip respite from the UK election campaign, to see how one of my favourite progressive leaders, Edi Rama, is getting on. I have worked with Rama for several years,... Continue19 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The lethargy of the Cameron campaign – is he too posh to push?
David Cameron popped up on the news again last night, as he has done most evenings for the past few years. He was with a small group of carefully chosen people willing to play along with his daily me... Continue11 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron-Crosby panic stations as their ‘strategy’ fails to click. Old campaign for new times
When Michael Howard led the Conservatives - happy days - his campaign strategist was a man named Lynton Crosby. You may have heard of him. He is the highly paid Australian consultant who has told all... Continue9 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Telegraph spinning, but truth is SNP and Tories share pro-SNP agenda
There are so many different agendas at play in the Daily Telegraph's coverage of a brief meeting between SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and France's Ambassador, that I need to bring my spin deconstruction... Continue4 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Australia won their fifth World Cup, and why they deserved to
As Australia celebrates yet another sporting success, time to remember the #PUTOUTYOURBATS campaign, which started with this simple quote. "I picked up my cricket bat and I swung it around a few times... Continue29 March 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
The loser in the debates was the public – and not for the reasons you think
So after all the hype, the ads, the contorted build-up, the dozens of days of negotiations, the thousands of headlines, the millions of words of pre-match and post-match analysis, just over three mil... Continue27 March 2015
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.