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Alastair Campbell is still wrong about Gaza
Spinning away an issue that is costing Labour votes is not a good idea.
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Grace Campbell is a sitcom character
The comedian is confused about who she is.
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Can we please give ex-politicians something to do other than podcasting?
Politicians can now have fully fledged political careers that still end about 25 years before they’re due to retire. What…
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The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”
The journalist and former Downing Street press secretary on populism, Brexit, and the need for a Political Reform Bill.
Are British prime ministers too powerful? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined
From Tony Blair to Boris Johnson our leaders have seemed to act like presidents.
Big egos and cringe pitches: Make Me Prime Minister is The Apprentice for politics
Yes, the news is here to corrupt television’s most valiantly exhausted format. Should weary audiences tune in?
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How Alastair Campbell is confronting Westminster’s mental health crisis
When Alastair Campbell was 29 years old, he experienced what he describes today as “a full-on psychotic breakdown”. Depleted by long…
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Should Alastair Campbell have been expelled by Labour?
Labour has expelled Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former director of communications, after he admitted to voting Liberal Democrat in last…
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