Alastair Campbell joins The New European as editor-at-large". The New European. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017 . Retrieved 13 April 2017. I don’t think it is exclusively aimed at the young. It is aimed at anyone who feels angry and frustrated and is looking to channel their anger and frustration to make change. And I agree that there is way too much cynicism, apathy and dumbing down among all generations. But I do feel we need to get the young interested and engaged, and understanding how politics works both so that they can influence it but also change it.” celebrity apprentice 'your fired' ". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010 . Retrieved 17 May 2017. After leaving the Daily Mirror in 1993, Campbell became political editor of Today. He was working there when Labour leader John Smith died in 1994. Campbell was a well-known face and helped to interview the three candidates for Labour Party leader; it later became known he had already formed links with Tony Blair. Marriott, James (18 March 2022). "The Rest Is Politics review — notes from the political wilderness". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022 . Retrieved 18 August 2022.

VIDEO: Alastair Campbell teams up with Scottish musicians to release NHS charity single". The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 4 May 2020.But what can I do" then takes the listener into practical steps offering advice on how one can help fix and get involved. The great thing about these sections is that they draw on previous Campbell , writings ,work and insights, so we have hints and tips on areas such as teamship, leadership, formulating strategies and better mental health. Campbell wanted source revealed". BBC News. London: BBC. 22 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011 . Retrieved 22 September 2013. Campbell, Alastair (3 September 2020). Living Better: How I Learned to Survive Depression. John Murray. ISBN 9781529331844. Alastair Campbell: Why I no longer want to be readmitted to Labour". The New European. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020 . Retrieved 3 February 2020. I am not yet at the zealot stage. But I can no longer defend the system we have. For most of my life I did defend it, believing that it gave us strong and stable government, to quote Theresa May’s 2017 campaign mantra.

HIGNFY Series 43 Episode 8". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 . Retrieved 11 July 2012. Exclusive interview: Alastair Campbell". MHT. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017 . Retrieved 5 May 2020. Campbell moved into government when Labour won the general election in May 1997 and served as the Prime Minister's chief press secretary until 2000. In government, he implemented many radical changes to both procedure and operational management. He persuaded Cabinet Secretary Sir Robin Butler that government communications had to be modernised, and the government set up the Mountfield Review. He created a Strategic Communications Unit which gave Downing Street the power to co-ordinate all government activity, using what became known as "the grid" as its main apparatus. He set up a rapid rebuttal unit similar to the one he had used in opposition. He put Downing Street briefings on record for the first time, and although he was only identified as "The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman", he became one of the most high-profile and written about figures in British politics, earning the epithet "the real deputy Prime Minister". He opened briefings to the foreign media, which were among a raft of modernisation and efficiency strategies he introduced. [19] In 2001, Campbell claimed that the days of the bog standard comprehensive school were over due to educational policies of the Labour government. [20] [21] [22] I thought the book would launch straight into self help advice about what one can do to help effect change in society. I should have known better! This is Alastair Campbell.This event will explore the hopes and concerns of young people from across UCL and London about engaging in politics and consider how our political system can become more open to their participation.

When I started writing it, Boris Johnson was in Downing Street. Two prime ministers later, the mess the country is in is greater than ever. But though the UK is the country I know best, I try to range far and wide in showing how the trends doing such damage to politics here are having a similar corrosive effect elsewhere. And while I do not hide my distaste for the Tories, I genuinely hope to offer ideas and insights that help people of all political persuasions and none, including those who are unsure what they believe in as yet. I hope, too, that current politicians read the book, and reflect that they, and the way they do politics, are a big part of the problem. They need to change, or be changed. Final Say: Alastair Campbell to answer questions on Reddit". The Independent. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018 . Retrieved 11 October 2018. Part of The Speaker’s mission is to inspire a new generation in politics and improve young people’s understanding of politics; from breaking down complex stories, or delivering resources to teach about our political system. Campbell makes this a large theme of his book and he is a strong believer in the importance of good political education in schools.In July 2019, in the week Boris Johnson became prime minister, Campbell penned a 3,500-word open letter to Jeremy Corbyn saying he no longer wished to be re-admitted to the party despite legal advice saying he would win a court case against his expulsion. He called on Corbyn to step down and cited his "failure" on Brexit, antisemitism, broader policy and "above all the failure to develop and execute a strategy". The story was broken in The Guardian and the full letter published in The New European. Corbyn said he was "disappointed", prompting Campbell to ask why he had been expelled. [76] [77] ALASTAIR CAMPBELL: Why I no longer want to be readmitted to Labour". The New European. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019 . Retrieved 2 August 2019. Alastair Campbell: "Le gouvernement britannique est nul" ". europe1.fr. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017 . Retrieved 21 July 2017. So instead of the Tories trying to appeal to the young, they now try to stop them voting, by bringing in unnecessary new rules on voter ID, and allowing older people to use forms of ID the young cannot. At a time when we should be defeating cynicism and apathy, the Tories are trying to create it. At a time when we should be building up our democratic institutions, they are deliberately undermining them.