“For all that the papers would say I was a liar, I took the words I was saying at briefings as seriously as Tony Blair took what he would say at the Despatch Box. I find it very difficult not to tell the truth. I felt I was accountable for what I said.” SaidFeltDifficultPaperBoxesTelling The TruthLiarsPapersBlairBriefing Author:Alastair Campbell
“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. Tony [Blair] disagreed.” KindSelfTurnsFeltCan DoDealsCenturyMediaRegulationOwnershipBlairSelf Regulation Author:Alastair Campbell
“So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb.” IfsKnowsEndsHappinessLostFeltViewsDoubtTheoryDiedLife And DeathHappy LifeClosestLimbsPhilipClosest FriendsTruly Happy Author:Alastair Campbell
