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176. How Close Are We To War With Iran? (Robert Malley)

How does the former US Special Representative for Iran think US-Iranian relations will improve? Is there a method to Trump’s madness when it comes to foreign policy? Why does Robert believe the “t... Continue
Alcohol is not medicine

Happy birthday Soberistas, “Mumsnet for worried drinkers”, and why we need to stay vigilant about alcohol as emotional medicine

A guest blog, ten years on, from Lucy Rocca, founder of Soberistas.com In 2012, I wrote to Alastair Campbell and asked him if I could guest post on his blog about the website I was on the cusp of... Continue

8 August 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Dr. Ernest Bennie

Dr Ernest Bennie RIP … a tribute to the kindly Scottish psychiatrist who saved my life

Olympian legend Kelly Holmes, my friend and fellow mental health campaigner, was crying on TV last night, when an email popped into my inbox which had me joining her in tears. Perhaps it was her own ... Continue

27 June 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

What did we learn?

Covid, ten lessons to draw from the whole wretched experience

Greetings from very sunny Lisbon, where I have just delivered the speech below to a conference on lessons to learn from Covid, organised by the Francisco Manuel Dos Santos foundation. Most of the spe... Continue

28 May 2022

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Tony Blair's Coat

Special branch blast from the past – now help me settle an argument with Cherie about a coat! 

In an early episode of The Rest Is Politics, my new podcast with Rory Stewart, I told the story of an argument I had with Tony and Cherie Blair, about a coat. It was a row which escalated sufficient ... Continue

20 April 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Archbishop of Canterbury vs Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson – bad man, liar, crook. Justin Welby – good man, thoughtful, humane. So no prizes for guessing who the Tories and their rags are backing

Boris Johnson is a proven liar and a proven criminal, who broke his own laws, and continues to insist this is compatible with remaining as Prime Minister. The Archbishop of Canterbury is not a proven... Continue

18 April 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

The party is over

They broke their own emergency laws. They lied. Repeatedly. They trashed the ministerial code. If Tory MPs prop up these lying charlatans now, the whole lot deserve to be swept away

Here is the piece I banged out quickly for The New European on the back of the breaking news about the criminals in Number 10 and Number 11 .... Right, let’s have the four by-elections on the sa... Continue

12 April 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

Collage from Cote d' Ivoire

When you fall in love with a country … Côte d’Ivoire a very special place …

If you follow me on social media, you will know I have spent recent days falling in love with a country I had never visited before, Côte d’Ivoire. Hot without being unbearably so; warm, friendly p... Continue

9 April 2022

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Posted by Alastair Campbell

The Rest is Politics

Trying to work out why the new podcast has gone whoosh

Now look ... I am self-aware enough to admit to having a large ego, and to admit that I have a condition known as maladaptive competitiveness, which means if I do something, I like to do it well, and... Continue

23 March 2022

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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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