Transcript of an interview with Alastair Campbell, former director of communications and strategy to Tony Blair, by JP O’Malley for The Spectator in October 2013. That month Campbell published his latest volume of diaries, ‘The Irish Diaries (1994-2003)’. In this interview he discusses his and Tony Blair’s approaches to negotiation in Northern Ireland with particular emphasis on the republican movement. The Spectator is a weekly magazine on British politics and current affairs.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 29 October 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Alastair Campbell
Role at time of Interview: Former director of communications and strategy to Tony Blair
Interviewer: JP O’Malley
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: The Spectator
Time Period covered: 1997-2013
Key Individuals: Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair, Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams, Gerry Kelly, Martin Ferris, Jonathan Powell, Ken Maginnis, John Holmes
Key Words: British government, Labour Party, partition, Sinn Fein, media, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, IRA, UDA, PUP