Enough of the ‘lessons of defeat’ – Can we learn some lessons of victory please?
Desperate times call for desperate measures. On the back of big defeat must come big bold ideas for how to turn setback into opportunity. Some will be little more than the stuff of fantasy. Others may... Continue11 June 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Arsene Wenger is an inspiration in the battle against alcohol
You see, even when I am writing about alcoholism, I have to get in something about sport. Did I tell you I had a book out? It is called WINNERS AND HOW THEY SUCCEED. Arsene Wenger is in it. So are lot... Continue7 June 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Charles Kennedy – a lovely man, a talented politician, a great friend with a shared enemy
Charles Kennedy was a lovely man, and a highly talented politician. These are the kind of words that always flow when public figures die, often because people feel they have to say those things, and r... Continue2 June 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
After yesterday's very long blog, today a very short one, admitting that I was wrong. Not wrong in thinking Labour SHOULD win, but clearly wrong in thinking we would.
Sometimes, when advising people ...
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8 May 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why I think Miliband will become PM, why he deserves to, and why that is best for Britain
Elections are among the days politicians and activists both love the most and hate the most. Love because the whole country at least has a sense that this is the most important thing happening anywher... Continue7 May 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
In the land of Twitter Russell Brand goes by the name of @rustyrockets. I wonder if that self deprecating metaphor might be better applied to those parts of the press that take such delight in saying ...
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29 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alex Ferguson once said 'there are two things you can never change - the way you walk. And your football team.' Now as it happens I think some people do change the way they walk. But football, bloody ...
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26 April 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
So as to what utter calamity Ed Miliband would unleash upon us if he became Prime Minister, you can take your pick from the increasingly desperate right wing papers and the increasingly desperate righ...
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24 April 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.