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Alastair Campbell Politician

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: May 25, 1957
  • Died: Jun 16, 1943

Alastair John Campbell is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Director of Communications and Strategy for prime minister Tony Blair between 1997 and 2003. Campbell describes himself as a "communicator, writer and strategist" on his website, while others have described him as Labour's "unelected, but ... hardly underscrutinised" spin doctor.

There has been a shift to what may be defined as a culture of negativity which goes well beyond coverage of politics.

politics

We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.

sports

To me, marriage is partly a religious thing and I'm not religious.

marriage

My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals.

fatherhood

Failure, it is thought, is what sells, and what people want to hear and read about. I am not so sure.

failure