Former spokesman for the Prime minister, Alistair Campbell reveals all about life in politics. And, as his new children's book is released, he explains why it's important for young people to be involved.
Alastair Campbell spent a long time working for Tony Blair, the former Labour Party leader who was UK Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. He was the Prime Minister’s spokesman and strategist. That means he spoke to the media (newspapers, TV and radio) and made sure that everything the Government did fitted with the overall plans for the Labour Party. Campbell tells The Week Junior that, at times, he saw himself as a “combination between a football coach and an air traffic controller (the people who direct planes safely through the skies)”.
