Alastair Campbell
02 February 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Keir Starmer’s denunciation of Johnson was pitch-perfect
The Labour leader gets a fair bit of flak for lacking charisma and oomph. But his take-down of the prime minister in parliament was spot on and the fact that Tories heard it in silence is even more telling.
Read the full article25 January 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Tory MPs propping up Boris Johnson are making us a banana republic
Overseas observers are talking about Britain like it's suffered a natural disaster, says ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
Read the full article18 January 2022
The Tory spin machine is already going into overdrive about Sue Gray’s report
They will try to claim victory whatever it says - and they've put a brilliant civil servant in an impossible position
Read the full article11 January 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Unease about Boris Johnson is turning to disgust
The only party to look forward to is the one celebrating the departure of this dreadful government, says ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.
Read the full article05 January 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The striking similarities between Ghislaine Maxwell and Boris Johnson
Connections, a degree from Oxford and a sense of entitlement, editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL draws on the parallels between Ghislaine Maxwell and the prime minister.
Read the full article14 December 2021
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: This worst-ever government has made me a ranter
This is the worst government in memory. Having a rant at their expense may only be a coping mechanism, but every little helps.
Read the full article07 December 2021
Alastair Campbell’s diary: What kind of government plays pass the parcel in a pandemic?
While the public followed the rules last year, the government thought it best to break them and play party games instead writes ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.
Read the full article02 December 2021
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Public school teaches Tories to have OUR cake and eat it
For generations, top private schools, including Eton, have taught students a sense of superiority, argues ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.
Read the full article25 November 2021
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Labour can’t rely on Tory disasters – here’s how they can win
Despite it all, the prime minister is still seen as a winner, one Tory MP tells ALASTAIR CAMPBELL. But, here's how the opposition can change that.
Read the full article15 November 2021
What I was desperate to tell the Question Time audience
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL shares some of the secrets from behind-the-scenes of the latest airing of BBC Question Time.
Read the full article09 November 2021
Will the HOOSIAL principles catch up with Boris Johnson?
They may not matter to Boris Johnson and the same old faces from the Brexit campaign, but these principles cannot be discarded.
Read the full article04 November 2021
Alastair Campbell on the Owen Paterson U-turn: ‘The point of this is that it is about principles – and Boris Johnson has none’
The government is doing irreparable damage to the country, its global standing, and its democracy.
Read the full article04 November 2021
How the rest of the world views Global Britain
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL's weekly diary looks at how 'Global Britain' exists as just a slogan.
Read the full article28 October 2021
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Disappointing Greta Thunberg and a night out with the Kinnocks
In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his engagements around Europe, experiencing pangs of guilt that he's disappointing the climate activist.
Read the full article21 October 2021
Ireland’s sadness and pity for Britain over Brexit
In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his experience in Ireland talking British politics.
Read the full article14 October 2021
Why footballers are the best defenders of our values
You could now almost fill a team with the number of players and pundits ready to take a stand against this abysmal government.
Read the full article06 October 2021
Like Nicolas Sarkozy’s, Boris Johnson’s career should end in a courtroom
The UK used to consider itself above the political chicanery found on the Continent. It can’t afford to now.
Read the full article29 September 2021
Journalists are letting us all down by treating Boris Johnson like he’s honest
From the BBC downwards, the UK media is consistently failing in its reporting of this government.
Read the full article23 September 2021
Keir Starmer needs to confront the electorate with hard truths on Brexit
The Tory silence on Brexit is understandable.. Labour's much less so.
Read the full article16 September 2021
Arsène Wenger: “Why I want to start a world football revolution”
Arsène Wenger changed the Premier League forever. Now, he tells ALASTAIR CAMPBELL he’s creating radical ideas about how the sport itself should evolve while sharing a few thoughts on the present day
Read the full article09 September 2021
Not all Tories are awful… here’s my dream cabinet
Needs must, even picking a cabinet for a prime minister he considers the worst in living memory. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL grits his teeth and offers Boris Johnson some valuable advice.
Read the full article02 September 2021
Germany’s CDU struggle to cope without Angela Merkel as polls get tighter
Angela Merkel has taught Germans to crave stability... but they are still turning away from her party.
Read the full article26 August 2021
An A to Z guide of Boris Johnson’s failures in government
Editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL offers an A to Z of his withering assessment of government performance this summer
Read the full article13 August 2021
Not leadership, but a moral vacuum: Britain’s disgrace in Afghanistan
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on the shameful moral vacuum that is the British government of today
Read the full article10 August 2021
The horrors and the hope in the diary of Anne Frank
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on his first reading of one of the most important books of the 20th century
Read the full article27 July 2021
Boris Johnson’s latest offence shouldn’t be overlooked
Boris Johnson’s role in wrecking the Rugby League World Cup might rank low in his long list of offences, but should not be overlooked.
Read the full article21 July 2021
Has something shifted in sado-populist Britain?
As disquiet grows, Boris Johnson may not hold the whip hand for much longer.
Read the full article15 July 2021
Boris Johnson: The sado-populist prime minister
Editor-at-large ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on a concept that helps explain the politics of Boris Johnson
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30 June 2021
Telling the truth is now the only sackable offence
British politics now exists in a moral vacuum. It cannot last
Read the full article25 June 2021
Holy Moses! Attack ads show the Greens have a real chance in Germany
