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539. Embezzlement, the Mandelson Texts, and Hasan Piker’s UK Ban

What does the SNP embezzlement case reveal about how scandal-ridden British politics is? Is the banning of prominent left-wing American commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur a sensible decision or a... Continue

The unleadership of the past three years has taken us to the first ever uncampaign

Having just watched Jeremy Corbyn on the Andrew Marr programme, I thought I would post my column in this week's New European. So if you have already read it, apologies for wasting a few seconds gettin... Continue

19 May 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

How music lifts the soul more than just about anything, and my pride at inspiring new song by my favourite band

I am 62 next week. But feel a lot younger. One of the reasons is that life can still throw up surprises, and this week I had a good one. No, not a phone call from Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn saying t... Continue

17 May 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Unleadership – a new word that sadly sums up Britain in these worrying times

Though some make a case for Winston Churchill and Elizabeth the First as the greatest ever Briton, for me nobody gets near William Shakespeare. He is one of the reasons English has become the pre-emin... Continue

23 April 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Humiliation for May and the UK; hope that the momentum to a People’s Vote is unstoppable

Here is the full text of an article I have done for The Guardian, on yesterday's EU Summit and what it means going forward. Yesterday was a day of humiliation for the UK, but also a day of hope. It ... Continue

11 April 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

May has handed real power to Corbyn. He can use it to cement no deal, win the long extension we need, and secure a referendum

- a piece I have written for the Daily Telegraph this morning, many of whose readers will have spluttered over their full English on the news that Theresa May is now relying on Jeremy Corbyn to dig ... Continue

3 April 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Why so fearful? European elections can be Labour’s friend not enemy, provided Brexit stance is clear and strong

(The Evening Standard is today running a short version of this article, (George Osborne just can't resist cutting can he, whether it is words or public services). It is about the issue of the Europ... Continue

25 March 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Let’s make sure Tuesday is all about May’s so-called deal going down big time

-- Here is the piece I have done for The Guardian today, on why the week ahead is so important, and why Tuesday should all be about Mrs May. Here we go again. Another big weekend of political specula... Continue

9 March 2019

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

The ‘Put it to the People’ march might be the last chance to stop the Brexit Elite destroying Britain

Here is the piece I have written for the Independent to help launch the 'Put it to the People' march on March 23. It takes apart the idea that Brexiteers like Johnson, Farage and Rees-Mogg are fightin... Continue

17 February 2019

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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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