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487. Is Starmer Rethinking His Approach to Europe? (Question Time)

What do Keir Starmer’s comments on 'closer alignment' with the EU single market actually mean? After the Bondi terror attack, how can a centrist government respond to national trauma without fuellin... Continue

Is M the King of the Alphabet Jungle?

Let me begin these musings with a piece of spectacular though justified name dropping by introducing you to the three men who, when I found myself in their presence, caused the hair on my neck to stan... Continue

3 February 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

There are no easy choices to get us out of the mess we’re in

‘The mess we inherited... the mess we inherited... the mess we inherited..’ Remember that one? As slogans go it might not be quite as front of mind right now as ‘take back control’, or... Continue

27 January 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

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Happy Brexmas – may it be the last before Britain is saved from the madness

Yes, I know, 'give it a break, it's Christmas Day' ... but I don't do God, and so while I am happy enough to go along with the festivities, I'm not going to pretend my mind was full of Godly thoughts ... Continue

25 December 2018

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

‘I, me, my’ – far from acting in the national interest, our deluded and desperate PM is acting in gross betrayal of it

It has become fashionable to praise Theresa May for her ‘resilience,’ and also to express sympathy for her predicament. I find it harder and harder to do either. Yes, she inherited a tough hand fr... Continue

17 December 2018

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

A brief break (ish) from Brexit, with a modern twist to a famous Biblical tale

I was out earlier this evening at a Carols concert at St John’s Church in Notting Hill, to raise money for the Bloodwise charity. The original plan was to bring the political tribes together for a g... Continue

10 December 2018

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Charles Kennedy Memorial Lecture – on friendship, mental health, addiction (and what he would have made of the Brexit fiasco)

When I agreed to do this event, I was determined – and I think Lesley was keen – that I did not dwell too long on Brexit. And fear not, the bulk of what I talk about will be Charles. But how to ta... Continue

15 November 2018

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

‘The eyes have it’ – Gauke, Gardiner, Farage are right to be fearful of the shift in mood on Brexit

Let’s start with a bit of self-awareness. I am fully conscious, as I recorded last week following a gentle chiding from the velvet mouth of Mariella Frostrup, that I can be aggressive in debate, and... Continue

7 November 2018

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

When a leading Brextremist calls a child a ‘pathetic cretin’ it underlines what nasty pieces of work are driving this right-wing fantasy

If you have already been onto Joe.UK, you may have read this one already. JOE is a relatively new UK offshoot of an Irish online news platform, which has become one of Ireland's most significant news ... Continue

24 October 2018

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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.

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