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170. President of Moldova, Maia Sandu: Holding the Line Between Democracy and Putin

How did Maia Sandu fight Russian disinformation in Moldova? What is it like to have a war in the country next door? Will the European Union accept Moldova with Russian troops in the country?  Rory a... Continue

Buy The Blair Years and raise cash for Labour

In addition to publishing my new novel, Maya, this week, I am today launching a scheme to raise money for Labour's campaign to keep out the Tories by selling individually signed copies of The Blair Ye... Continue

1 February 2010

A lesson in campaign mindset from young Labour students

I stayed up in Burnley after our latest heroic defeat last night to do a fundraiser for the town's new Labour candidate Julie Cooper. It was the perfect venue for a speaking event - looking out over ... Continue

31 January 2010

Media tweets show the real agenda

By Peter Kyle, Progress Online I was at university on the 11 September 2001, in an open plan office with other postgraduate students. It's not a day I or anyone else will forget. So many people said ... Continue

29 January 2010

TB made a judgement, and is defending it well

I watched most of this morning's TB session on the Iraq inquiry website. I don't know who put the site together but I wished we'd had more of them around when I was doing government communications. It... Continue

29 January 2010

On inequality, special advisers, Ireland, and TB/Iraq

Three observations. 1. Yesterday's report suggesting some failings in the government's record on inequality attracted widespread broadcast and print media coverage. Today, so far as I can tell from a... Continue

28 January 2010

Message machine Mandelson on form today

Say what you like about Peter Mandelson - some of you will doubtless take up the invitation - but he knows how to pack a few messages into a newspaper interview. I particularly like the way, in his ... Continue

27 January 2010

Only one place to be tonight

Forgive me if I have only one thing on my mind today - no not that, nor even plugging Maya (out soon by the way and may I say the man from the Mirror, who gave my first novel a great write up, says he... Continue

26 January 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.