Alastair Campbell
20 September 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The most brutal speech I ever heard
We need more great oratory in Westminster, not less
Read the full article13 September 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Westminster’s back-to-school omnishambles
London’s school-run traffic is reminiscent of a Tory government that takes a long time to get nowhere
Read the full article06 September 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Mental health is a vote-winner
A clear plan from Labour on how to repair the damage the Tories have done to our mental health services will reap enormous political dividends
Read the full article30 August 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Vladimir Putin’s belligerence must not be underestimated
The world, including myself, missed tell-tale signs that Putin was the murder machine and enemy of liberal democracies he’s proved to be
Read the full article23 August 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Real journalism is in decline
The Michelle Mone PPE scandal is a test of trust in modern democracy and needs to be at the forefront of media attention
Read the full article09 August 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexiteers won’t talk about the B-word
If Brexit was going well, we would never hear the end of it. Instead, there's an omertà on the subject
Read the full article02 August 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: We have not had a serious media in the UK for years
Instead, we have dumbed-down political and commercial interests masquerading as purveyors of news, lurching from one spasm to another
Read the full article26 July 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Vote tactically to get rid of the Tories
Only Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak can be PM after the next election. If you want to see the back of the Conservatives you need to vote Labour
Read the full article19 July 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Tories’ silence on the climate crisis says it all
Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care
Read the full article12 July 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The NHS deserves better than this Tory government
As Labour left office in 2010, the NHS had the highest satisfaction ratings in its history. Today, ratings and morale could barely be lower
Read the full article04 July 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: To undo the damage, we need to understand WHY people voted for Brexit
The key to winning Leave voters over to our side is not to tell them they were wrong, but that the liars in charge let them down. And the dial is shifting
Read the full article23 June 2023
Alastair Campbell: Question Time and an audience full of Leavers
The Brexit-voting audience was friendly and open to argument – but why was there no one from the government on the panel?
Read the full article21 June 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Why John Major is right about Boris Johnson
Going forward, the less we hear from and of Johnson, the better for all of us
Read the full article14 June 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: To go or not to go to Clacton, that is the question
BBC Question Time is marking seven years of Brexit with an audience made up entirely of 2016 Leave voters. Wish me luck...
Read the full article13 June 2023
Boris Johnson lied so often, so effortlessly
Boris Johnson was a winner but he won on falsehoods, and the truth caught up with him at last. Nothing is left but cold, hard anger
Read the full article07 June 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Keir Starmer’s Brexit strategy is baffling
Labour has put economic growth at the heart of their electoral campaign, but they will not succeed until they resolve the damage Brexit continues to inflict
Read the full article31 May 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Hands up if you think Brexit has failed
Seven years on, populist politicians are running out of targets for their Brexit blame game
Read the full article24 May 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Keir Starmer needs to focus on policy
Starmer must not get distracted by the assumption that Labour are home and dry
Read the full article17 May 2023
Alastair Campbell: How you can fix politics
In this extract from his new book, our editor-at-large reflects on why The People’s Vote failed... and what makes a successful campaign
Read the full article16 May 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Brexiteers are the real snowflakes
They don't like to be called out for their Brexit lies - which is why it needs to happen more often
Read the full article09 May 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Don’t read Hate Mail
Supporting our journalism shows nasty and nationalist papers like the Daily Mail the cold shoulder
Read the full article02 May 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: We need to broaden the political gene pool
If we are serious about levelling up, we need to ensure all children have a voice
Read the full article25 April 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Hillary Clinton and the raid for the world’s most wanted man
The former First Lady’s account on The Rest Is Politics LEADING is one of the most remarkable pieces of explanation I have ever witnessed
Read the full article18 April 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Looking back on 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement
The role of Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern during the talks, to this day, simply cannot be overstated
Read the full article11 April 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Kompany’s all-conquering Clarets are back in the big time
Burnley’s triumphant return to the Premier League has been masterminded by the son of a refugee who became Belgium’s first elected black mayor
Read the full article28 March 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have no shame
Both left office in disgrace and dishonour. Yet they still believe a resignation honours list is their right
Read the full article21 March 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The double standards at the heart of Tory Britain
As with everything else, there is one rule for them, and another for everyone else
Read the full article14 March 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: When the grillers become the grilled
An annual event sees those used to asking the questions in the hot seat
Read the full article08 March 2023
Alastair Campbell: Don’t be a bystander. We all have to stand alongside Gary Lineker
It’s the right and the duty of anyone with a platform to speak out against this cruelty
Read the full article07 March 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: How ABBA became a phenomenon
It was a real privilege to sit down with Björn Ulvaeus this week to discuss the band's social impact
Read the full article28 February 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Thérèse “Let them eat turnip” Coffey is channelling Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was probably deeply upset by her fate. The environment secretary, however, appears unbothered by the current state of affairs
Read the full article22 February 2023
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Groucho Marx approach to levelling up
I am #StateSchoolProud. Hopefully, Groucho would approve, as would those who are genuinely committed to "levelling up"
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