Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power (The Alastair Campbell Diaries, 1)

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After leaving university and doing casual jobs Campbell was accepted as a trainee reporter with the Mirror Group Newspapers. There is also a brief but fascinating passage about Blair’s promised (and ultimately abandoned) referendum on the EU constitution, and his desire to “get to a position on Europe where the question was in or out”. Campbell could hardly be expected to draw these threads together and predict Brexit in one late night diary entry in 2004, but it would be fascinating to see him try to retrace the steps. What a shame it’s too late for his publishers to skip the next two diary volumes, and ask Campbell instead for the definitive book on why New Labour ultimately failed. Alastair Campbell". Trusupporter. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009 . Retrieved 8 September 2011.

January 2022 began a series of interviews for Men's Health called Talking Heads, with a focus on mindset and well-being. Starting with England rugby player Maro Itoje and former athlete turned sports politician Sebastian Coe. [52] He was sponsored by US President George W. Bush to complete the London Marathon in aid of leukaemia research charity Bloodwise. In May 2019, he announced that he and his daughter Grace, a comedian and feminist, had launched a joint podcast, Football, Feminism and Everything In Between: a series of interviews with figures from politics, sport and other walks of life. Their first interview was with Ed Miliband, followed by Rachel Riley, Jamie Carragher, Kelly Holmes and Maro Itoje. [49] The Irish Diaries". lilliputpress.ie. The Lilliput Press. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017 . Retrieved 10 May 2017. VIDEO: Alastair Campbell teams up with Scottish musicians to release NHS charity single". The Sunday Post. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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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. [30] Alastair's Turf Moor Diaries". football.fanhouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009 . Retrieved 30 December 2009. Campbell returned to England, preferring to stay with friends near Cheltenham rather than return to London (and his partner) where he did not feel safe. His condition continued with a phase of depression, and he was reluctant to seek further medical help. He eventually cooperated with treatment from his family doctor. [13] Return to work [ edit ] Alastair Campbell at GQ". www.gq-magazine.com. GQ. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017 . Retrieved 15 May 2017. Final Say: Alastair Campbell to answer questions on Reddit". The Independent. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018 . Retrieved 11 October 2018.

McCoid, Sophie (29 April 2021). "Alastair Campbell to take over as GMB host despite 'dreading it' ". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021 . Retrieved 29 April 2021. Immediately after the UK's referendum on membership of the European Union in June 2016, Campbell stated that he thought it was "the worst decision Britain had made in his lifetime" and would do what he could to change people's minds. In addition to establishing The New European, he was one of the early movers in the People's Vote campaign for a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. [56] Campbell took part in the Mental Health Foundation's takeover of Channel Four for Mental Health Awareness Week 2017, acting as a celebrity continuity announcer. For the Mental Health Awareness Week two years later he broadcast the documentary Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me, exploring different ways of dealing and coping with depression. It was part of a BBC series drawing attention to different mental health conditions. [68] In 2006 and 2007, Campbell took part in Soccer Aid as part of the Rest of the World team. He appeared with Diego Maradona and Paul Gascoigne to raise money for UNICEF.

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Alastair Campbell defends 'every word' of Iraq dossier". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010 . Retrieved 29 January 2010. Campbell's first son was born in 1987. He returned to the Daily Mirror, where he eventually became political editor. [13] Exclusive interview: Alastair Campbell – 'families aren't equipped for mental illness' ". www.mentalhealthtoday.co.uk. Mental Health Today. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017 . Retrieved 9 November 2017.