He [Tony Blair] was always ambivalent about the [Rupert] Murdoch papers. But he gave other papers the chance to believe it was just about 'The Independent.' And that was wrong. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
What concerns me is that the Independent is going, and there are job cuts at the Guardian, but the wretched Daily Mail is still rampant, making lots of money by millions of people clicking on pictures of cellulited women. I… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
There are many reasons for the decline in royal esteem. One is that so many of the royals are thick. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
I feel like thanking Paul Dacre every time, because the reason they ask me is because they think I've come through the other end… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
This may sound arrogant, but I believe that if we'd done teamship better, we'd still be there. Where we fell down was the inability… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Sometimes Jonathan [Powell] and myself would go to Tony [Blair] and ask him if he was absolutely sure about this or that. That was… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
I have always been driven. I have always believed in what I believe very deeply. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan. — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Clinton is a big personality who has led a big life, and for some of the media conventional wisdom to boil it down to… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
One day, we will look back and wonder how on earth we used to believe that depression was a lifestyle choice, only to be… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Greg Dyke is on record as saying that once the BBC was attacked, it was their job to defend themselves. But that is not… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
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![“I feel like thanking Paul Dacre every time, because the reason they ask me is because they think I've come through the other end with a pretty good reputation. Loads of people get a bad press but have a good reputation. [David] Beckham - think what he went through. [Bill] Clinton, likewise. You…” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e77/alastair-campbell-11941_ask-me_i-feel-like-thanking-paul-dacre-every-ti_126858.jpg)
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