But What Can I Do?: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It

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Campbell, Alastair (23 May 2012). "Joining Portland". Portland Communications. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012 . Retrieved 5 July 2013. In May 2016, the International Business Times announced that Campbell had joined it as a columnist. [47]

They invent, they exaggerate, they deny saying things they've said' – Alastair Campbell on Boris Johnson and Donald Trump". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020 . 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] Phillips, Adam (25 October 2008). "Feel the fear". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008 . Retrieved 31 October 2008. The author is obsessed with BJ and fails to analyse his own or New Labours' role in poisoning british political habits and discourse. It's almost like the Iraq war,headline obsessed spin culture,undermining of civil liberties,overuse of referendums, and widespread dishonesty didn't occur during 13 years of new labour politics. The fanboy love of another proven liar President Clinton doesn't seem to have abated either. Surely, third way political corruption and mismanagement has fed into the current crisis and created widespread apathy ? 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.

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Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster and activist, known for his political roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director in opposition (1994–1997), then as Downing Street Press Secretary, and as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson (1997–2000). He then became Downing Street director of communications and spokesman for the Labour Party (2000–2003). He returned as campaign director for the 2005 general election in Blair's third win. Alastair Campbell, Speaker Mentor – "Define your key message" ". The Speaker. BBC. April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009 . Retrieved 10 May 2009. 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. Campbell presented and narrated the 20 February 2012 edition of BBC current affairs programme Panorama, which was entitled "Britain's Hidden Alcoholics".

In November 2021 Campbell was featured in the BBC series Winter Walks, walking in the Yorkshire Dales along Ribblesdale, from a waterfall above the market town of Settle, to Catrigg Force near Stainforth, 5mi (8.0km) to the North. [97] Our politics is a mess. We have leaders who can't or shouldn't be allowed to lead. We endure governments that lie, and seek to undermine our democratic values. And we are confronted with policies that serve the interests of the privileged few. It's no surprise that so many of us feel frustrated, let down and drawn to ask, 'But what can I do?' Popular podcaster, Alastair Campbell, discussed how the next generation can change politics as he joined a panel debate held by UCL Political Science. Ahead of the event he spoke with James Baggaley at the UCL Policy Lab about why he thinks politics can and must change. McGowan, Michael (23 July 2019). "Q&A: Alastair Campbell compares Donald Trump to Hitler". Guardian Australia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019 . Retrieved 5 March 2020.Campbell is a master communicator. He knows the power words have to change the world. Such is his love of language and the ideas it conveys, he’s even coined his own neologisms. Combining ‘reliance’ with ‘perseverance’ saw him invent a word sitting at the epicentre of his thinking and his book’s can-do optimism - ’Perseviliance’… That gulf contains a rich political seam for Labour if they promise – and come up with a plan – to fix our politics along with everything else that needs fixing after the 13-year omnishambles of national decline. Campbell was a guest presenter of Good Morning Britain from 10 to 12 May 2021, where he presented with Susanna Reid. [51]