Does Alastair accept that the massive increase in immigration brought about by New Labour and continued under the Tories is to a large extent responsible for the decline in social cohesion in the UK?
For example even if he personally enjoys it can he understand why many people find it regrettable that London is now minority English and that the ensuing diversity of opinions and cultural practices has a cost as well as a benefit?
Do you think you will ever realise that you seem to be guilty of virtually everything you ever accuse others of doing? Someone needs to tell you that you are Alastair Campbell, and you need to examine your life.
Has he ever thought about being less of a smarmy, self-righteous ideologue, and considered ‘are we the baddies?’ in all of this? His condescension to those he views as stupid and inferior is tiresome, whilst also pretending to be this open liberal? Campbell is as far away from a classical liberal as you can get, but all dressed up in the soft, plush ‘be kind’ face of wokism masquerading as liberal beliefs. How does he square the circle of censorship with state control and personal freedoms?
Hansard: Immigration. Debated on Thursday 9 July 2015
"Thanks to a certain Mr Andrew Neather, a former Government adviser, we now know the truth. More specifically, he said it was Blair’s intention to “rub the Right’s nose in diversity”.
In fact, it was not just the Right’s nose, but the large majority of ordinary people’s noses, yet people became afraid to say anything about it".
And how are you liking having your nose rubbed in populism?...thoughts Alastair?
With hindsight on the Iraq dossiers and WMD intelligence, where’s the line for you between effective spin and undermining public trust? What would you now do differently on facts, risks, and moral trade-offs?
Almost everything wrong with Britain can be traced to Blair's Constitutional vandalism that ceded power from Parliament to unelected quangos & lawyers. Then opening the floodgates to immigration to deliberately change the demographics of the country. Does Alastair now admit this was wrong? If so, can it be fixed? i.e. repeal all Blairite reforms?
Examples
1. The Constitutional "Breakup"
Scottish & Welsh Devolution: The creation of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd.
Plant the seeds for the Union’s dissolution.
House of Lords Reform (1999): Expelling most hereditary peers.
The destruction of a historical check and balance.
The Supreme Court (2005): Moving the final court of appeal out of Parliament.
The end of the "Law Lords" and the rise of a more interventionist judiciary.
2. The Legal Shift (Human Rights)
Human Rights Act (1998): Bringing the ECHR into domestic law.
Creating a "litigation culture" that hampers government policy.
Freedom of Information (2000): Giving the public a right to see government records.
A move that made politicians stop putting things in writing.
3. The Economic "Handover"
Bank of England Independence (1997): Handing the power to set interest rates to the MPC.
Taking the steering wheel of the economy away from elected officials.
The Fiscal Rules & The OBR: Brown’s "Golden Rules" and the subsequent rise of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Technocracy giving unelected forecasters a "veto" over the Budget
4. The Erosion of the Prerogative
War Powers: Establishing the precedent that Parliament must vote on military intervention (The Iraq Precedent).
Judicial Appointments: Moving from the Prime Minister’s "tap on the shoulder" to an independent commission.
Removing the accountability of the Prime Minister and creating a politicised judiciary.
It's pointless to ask Alastair questions which both his existential and financial livelihoods depend on him not answering honestly. So no, he won't admit being wrong on pretty much every major issue over the last two decades. What he should be commended for, however, is coming on the show, which is an insurmountable hurdle for 99.9% of the left. Here are 2 questions that I hope he will answer honestly though:
1) imagine Andy Burnham becomes PM tomorrow. What 3 key metrics would you advise him to monitor and improve over his tenure, whereby failure to do so would constitute him being a dismal PM?
2) does he agree that democracies have an inherent flaw whereby if more than 50% of voters in a country are net beneficiaries of taxation as opposed to contributors to it, then clearly every subsequent vote will be for greater redistribution of tax revenue in their favour. Increasingly onerous taxes then create negative incentives for net contributors, who either stop creating or leave. The UK has crossed this point already (US for comparison still has 60% of households as net contributors) - how can the country claw its way back from this flawed incentive equilibrium?
Given your role in the Iraq war, which left hundreds of thousands dead many miles from the UK's borders, do you not feel like you should be a bit more humble when criticizing Israel's fighting strategy against multiple enemies located on right their borders?
Does Alastair accept that the massive increase in immigration brought about by New Labour and continued under the Tories is to a large extent responsible for the decline in social cohesion in the UK?
For example even if he personally enjoys it can he understand why many people find it regrettable that London is now minority English and that the ensuing diversity of opinions and cultural practices has a cost as well as a benefit?
Well done to get a coherent question out in polite language. I keep choking on bile each time I try.
How does Alistair cope with being wrong about every major issue in the last 20 years
The things I’d like to ask Campbell would probably get me arrested. He is a stain on our polity that should have been removed long ago.
A lot of people are in agreement with certain MP’s that Blair and his “friends” should be tried for treason, Alastair is in that circle as well.
What would he do in that scenario?
Totally agree. He was the right hand man for Blair, he was the brains 🧠
Do you think you will ever realise that you seem to be guilty of virtually everything you ever accuse others of doing? Someone needs to tell you that you are Alastair Campbell, and you need to examine your life.
Has he ever thought about being less of a smarmy, self-righteous ideologue, and considered ‘are we the baddies?’ in all of this? His condescension to those he views as stupid and inferior is tiresome, whilst also pretending to be this open liberal? Campbell is as far away from a classical liberal as you can get, but all dressed up in the soft, plush ‘be kind’ face of wokism masquerading as liberal beliefs. How does he square the circle of censorship with state control and personal freedoms?
Ooft. I love that you guys interview diverse people, but I think I'll find this one a tough listen.
Hansard: Immigration. Debated on Thursday 9 July 2015
"Thanks to a certain Mr Andrew Neather, a former Government adviser, we now know the truth. More specifically, he said it was Blair’s intention to “rub the Right’s nose in diversity”.
In fact, it was not just the Right’s nose, but the large majority of ordinary people’s noses, yet people became afraid to say anything about it".
And how are you liking having your nose rubbed in populism?...thoughts Alastair?
I’d follow with, and how are you liking having your nose rubbed in populism? Lol
Go on my cocker!
As a wise man once said “every action has an equal and opposite reaction “
I believe it was Bruce Forsyth… 😅
what really happened to David Kelly?
We will never forget. History will remember. How does he sleep at night.
With hindsight on the Iraq dossiers and WMD intelligence, where’s the line for you between effective spin and undermining public trust? What would you now do differently on facts, risks, and moral trade-offs?
We all know you knew, do you not have any shame?
Almost everything wrong with Britain can be traced to Blair's Constitutional vandalism that ceded power from Parliament to unelected quangos & lawyers. Then opening the floodgates to immigration to deliberately change the demographics of the country. Does Alastair now admit this was wrong? If so, can it be fixed? i.e. repeal all Blairite reforms?
Examples
1. The Constitutional "Breakup"
Scottish & Welsh Devolution: The creation of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd.
Plant the seeds for the Union’s dissolution.
House of Lords Reform (1999): Expelling most hereditary peers.
The destruction of a historical check and balance.
The Supreme Court (2005): Moving the final court of appeal out of Parliament.
The end of the "Law Lords" and the rise of a more interventionist judiciary.
2. The Legal Shift (Human Rights)
Human Rights Act (1998): Bringing the ECHR into domestic law.
Creating a "litigation culture" that hampers government policy.
Freedom of Information (2000): Giving the public a right to see government records.
A move that made politicians stop putting things in writing.
3. The Economic "Handover"
Bank of England Independence (1997): Handing the power to set interest rates to the MPC.
Taking the steering wheel of the economy away from elected officials.
The Fiscal Rules & The OBR: Brown’s "Golden Rules" and the subsequent rise of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Technocracy giving unelected forecasters a "veto" over the Budget
4. The Erosion of the Prerogative
War Powers: Establishing the precedent that Parliament must vote on military intervention (The Iraq Precedent).
Judicial Appointments: Moving from the Prime Minister’s "tap on the shoulder" to an independent commission.
Removing the accountability of the Prime Minister and creating a politicised judiciary.
It's pointless to ask Alastair questions which both his existential and financial livelihoods depend on him not answering honestly. So no, he won't admit being wrong on pretty much every major issue over the last two decades. What he should be commended for, however, is coming on the show, which is an insurmountable hurdle for 99.9% of the left. Here are 2 questions that I hope he will answer honestly though:
1) imagine Andy Burnham becomes PM tomorrow. What 3 key metrics would you advise him to monitor and improve over his tenure, whereby failure to do so would constitute him being a dismal PM?
2) does he agree that democracies have an inherent flaw whereby if more than 50% of voters in a country are net beneficiaries of taxation as opposed to contributors to it, then clearly every subsequent vote will be for greater redistribution of tax revenue in their favour. Increasingly onerous taxes then create negative incentives for net contributors, who either stop creating or leave. The UK has crossed this point already (US for comparison still has 60% of households as net contributors) - how can the country claw its way back from this flawed incentive equilibrium?
Given your role in the Iraq war, which left hundreds of thousands dead many miles from the UK's borders, do you not feel like you should be a bit more humble when criticizing Israel's fighting strategy against multiple enemies located on right their borders?
Has Alistair Campbell forgotten he is Alistair Campbelll?
How does he sleep at night