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. That question is the inspiration behind this book. It's a question regularly posed to Alastair Campbell, not least in reaction to The Rest is Politics, the chart-topping podcast he presents with Rory Stewart. His answer, typically, is forthright and impassioned. We cannot afford to stand on the sidelines. If we think things need to change, then we need to change them, and that means getting involved.

Absolutely. It is frankly shameful, and an indictment of the parties, the media and the education system that the day after the Brexit referendum the most googled question in the UK was “What is the EU?” We teach our kids that PE is good for them. We should do the same with citizenship and we should make sure that anyone who goes through the schools system has a basic sense of how our politics works and their role within it.’ Exclusive interview: Alastair Campbell". MHT. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017 . Retrieved 5 May 2020. MPs, he stresses, don’t have to be rotten, corrupt, self-serving; they can effect change. Wary of “dadsplaining”, he speaks to millennials for their perspective, and is admiring of Greta Thunberg, a lone young voice who spoke up against the global establishment. If she can, so can others. Taylor, Jerome (31 October 2011). "The two faces of Tony Blair". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011 . Retrieved 5 July 2013.Mason, Rowena. "Labour expels Alastair Campbell from party". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021 . Retrieved 11 June 2019.

So if one and 10 are out of bounds, how does the rest of my scale work? Two feels great. I wake, having slept well; Fiona [Millar, a journalist and education campaigner] is alongside me and I feel blessed that she has stayed with me for four decades of considerable ups and downs; I have a day ahead that will keep me busy, motivated, doing something vaguely important. Three and four are slightly downscale variations on the same themes.

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Kazakhstan". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013 . Retrieved 5 July 2013. He was sponsored by US President George W. Bush to complete the London Marathon in aid of leukaemia research charity Bloodwise.

Politics and government [ edit ] Campbell lecturing at the LSE series 'From Kennedy to Blair,' 7 July 2003 Alastair Campbell: My dinners with Putin". indipendant.ie. Irish Indipendant. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022 . Retrieved 5 April 2022. Political Strategist, New European editor-at-large, mental health campaigner and co-host of the country’s Number 1 podcast The Rest is Politics, Alastair Campbell comes to UCL for a special opening event of the UCL Political Science, Policy & Practice seminar series for 2023 in partnership with the UCL Policy Lab. UCL Culture Bloomsbury Theatre Discussion/Q&A , Talk Current Students public But What Can I Do? In conversation with Alastair Campbell Alex Jennings (I)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009 . Retrieved 25 July 2009. Ultimately, ‘ But What Can I Do?’ is both a cutting analysis of modern British politics, a roadmap towards sunnier times, and a handbook for those looking to jump in and become the ones driving change and running the show. Campbell’s message throughout his book, and his parting message for our readers, is a resolute message to dive in and get involved in politics.In 2007, he appeared on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice as project manager, having several clashes with Piers Morgan including his comment of "again?" when Morgan got fired, which went viral. [29] I remember when the Hutton Inquiry into the death of government weapons inspector David Kelly was under way. I got a fax while on holiday in France saying that Lord Hutton wanted to see my private diaries. Hear the latest from Alastair's Blog: Sign up for RSS feed". Alastaircampbell.org. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009 . Retrieved 11 May 2009. Labour expels Alastair Campbell from party". The Guardian. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021 . Retrieved 28 May 2019.