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192. Are We On The Brink Of World War III? (Odd Arne Westad)

How similar is today's world to the months before the outbreak of World War I? Could Taiwan, India-China tensions, or an unforeseen crisis be the spark that sets the world ablaze? Are our leaders too ... Continue

Torybashing in abeyance – best wishes to William and Ffion Hague

I've always had a bit more time for William Hague than some of the other Tory leaders TB saw off during his leadership of the Labour Party. John Major could never forgive Tony for beating him and lik... Continue

2 September 2010

Marr right that TB book like no other prime ministerial memoir

Fair play to Andrew Marr for giving a more rounded view of Tony Blair's book than will come over from the screaming headlines. What is coming through from the small number of people who have actually ... Continue

1 September 2010

Hatred of TB re his book is a form of media madness

Every British Prime Minister I can think of has written his or (in one case only) her memoirs. None have provoked quite the pre-publication antagonism generated in advance of Tony Blair's autobiograph... Continue

31 August 2010

All power to JP’s NHS Direct campaign

John Prescott phoned up for a chat yesterday, and amid all the this, that and the other we talked about, the subject of NHS Direct came up. I made mention of the online petition that had been launche... Continue

30 August 2010

Cameron’s views on Labour leadership might be worth heeding

If David Cameron is anything like Tony Blair, he will be following the Labour leadership elections closely. There are many important people in the life of a Prime Minister, and in our system in partic... Continue

29 August 2010

State schools improving as private schools fall shock horror

I wasn't going to bother returning to the issue of school exam results, but having got under the skin of a few private-education-defenders yesterday, I have changed my mind. Internet democracy in act... Continue

27 August 2010

Welcome to new website

First of all, if you still can't read it on a blackberry or an iphone ... I give up. Second, thanks to those who in the past few weeks have been sending me messages saying how much they missed my blo... Continue

26 August 2010

Buy All In The Mind and raise cash for mental health campaigns

In the run-up to the election we sold several hundred signed copies of The Blair Years via the website, with half the proceeds going to the Labour Party. Now I want to do something similar with my fir... Continue

27 July 2010

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.