Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did we do that kind of thing? Maybe. But from around about the turn of the century,… — Alastair Campbell Copy Share Image
I remember talking to Alex Ferguson about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown], and he said: "Why doesn't Tony just get rid of him?" But if you sack someone in football, they can't turn up to training the next day. In… — 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
![“Paul Keating told us before we were elected that you can do deals with [Rupert] Murdoch without saying you were doing a deal. Did we do that kind of thing? Maybe. But from around about the turn of the century, I felt strongly that we had to do something about media ownership and self-regulation…” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/521/alastair-campbell-11941_blair_paul-keating-told-us-before-we-were-elec_763203.jpg)
![“I remember talking to Alex Ferguson about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown], and he said: "Why doesn't Tony just get rid of him?" But if you sack someone in football, they can't turn up to training the next day. In politics they're still on the pitch. Gordon would still have been a big player.” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5a/alastair-campbell-11941_alex_i-remember-talking-to-alex-ferguson-abou_1910577.jpg)
![“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)
![“Sometimes Jonathan [Powell] and myself would go to Tony [Blair] and ask him if he was absolutely sure about this or that. That was our job. But ultimately it was his decision.” quote by Alastair Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/794/alastair-campbell-11941_asks_sometimes-jonathan-powell-and-myself-wou_318302.jpg)
