Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire in 1957, the son of a vet. Having graduated from Cambridge University in modern languages, he went into journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. When Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party, Campbell worked for him first as press secretary, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy from 1994 to 2003. He continued to act as an advisor to Mr Blair and the Labour Party, including during the 2005 election campaign. Since then, he has been engaged mainly in writing, public speaking and working for Leukaemia Research, where he is chairman of fundraising.
Books by Alastair Campbell
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The Burden of Power: Countdown to Iraq - The Alastair Campbell Diaries
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/07/2012
The final and most controversial volume of Alastair Campbell's complete diaries: the countdown to Iraq
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The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 15/04/2012
Now in print, Alastair Campbell’s timely and thought-provoking short book, The Happy Depressive.
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Diaries Volume Three: Power and Responsibility
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/03/2012
The third volume of Campbell's compelling diaries, covering 1999 to 2001.
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Diaries Volume Two: Power and the People
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/08/2011
The second volume of Campbell's riveting diaries, rejoining New Labour as they come into power.
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Maya
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 15/05/2011
A novel from the acclaimed author of All in the Mind
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Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/03/2011
The Blair Years was a taster. Prelude to Power reveals the diairies uncut. And it is just the beginning.
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All in the Mind
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/07/2009
The powerful first novel from Alastair Campbell
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The Blair Years
by Alastair CampbellPublished: 01/07/2008
The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell’s daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair’s leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life.
