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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.

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

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

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats

28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more quotes from Dave Barry

27 more quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

74 more quotes from Winston Churchill