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Boulton and Campbell in live TV clash
Monday 10 May 2010
He may have been a guest at his wedding but that didn't stop Sky News' political editor Adam Boulton from launching a very public tirade against former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell this afternoon.
It was a day like any other campaign day. Then Mrs Duffy took to the stage
Thursday 29 April 2010
After insult is caught on microphone, PM is forced to embark on apology dash
With support back to 1980s levels, Labour turns in on itself
Tuesday 27 April 2010
They won't say so – publicly, at least – but the more realistic Labour strategists have set their sights on coming second in next week's general election.
Enter the Beckett fanatic to play Clegg for Brown
Thursday 22 April 2010
Until a few years ago Theo Bertram was an academic who specialised in the existential works of Samuel Beckett.
Backstage: Credits rolled – and the spinners got to work
Friday 16 April 2010
Even before the leaders had completed their closing statements, the post-match analysis had begun at the back of the hangar-like hall at Manchester's Hilton hotel, where an army of advisers, aides and political big beasts were mingling with the assembled media in the so-called "spin room".
Steve Richards: Truly Brown is the great survivor
Tuesday 09 March 2010
No one can survive as long as the PM without having a few epic strengths
Alastair Campbell: By showing his humanity, Gordon will reach a wider audience
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Twitter in particular has changed the balance of power in the relationship between "expert" and "people". I don't know how many people were watching the Prime Minister's interview with Piers Morgan, nor how many were tweeting as they did so, but when I saw the tweet "Why is Piers Morgan trending on Twitter?" I realised the answers were, respectively ... a lot, and quite a few.
Maya, By Alastair Campbell
Sunday 14 February 2010
Deceit, manipulation, bad news buried... Where does Alastair Campbell get his ideas from?
Lance Price: 'When a big crisis blew up, Alastair had an answer'
Friday 12 February 2010
Former special adviser tells Ian Burrell about life in Downing Street with Alastair Campbell
'Psychologically flawed? That doesn't come close'
Thursday 11 February 2010
In these exclusive extracts from the explosive memoirs of former spin doctor Lance Price, Gordon Brown's draconian rule at No 10 is laid bare
Brown's 'reign of terror' at Downing Street
Thursday 11 February 2010
Body blow for PM as former spin-doctor's book reveals tantrums and turbulence at No 10
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