Alastair Campbell

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316 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard yesterday

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The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 207. Gordon Brown: How to Fix a Fracturing World · 20 Sep 2026 podcast

I and I also think in that, even though a lot of matched

Scots might think I'm English. matched

I think Gordon sees me as very Scottish. matched

Right. matched

And even though Tony was born in Scotland, he sees it as very English. matched

But I think there was a little bit of that. matched

But then through it, through it all, I was always, you know, there were people around Tony who said, you know, Gordon is so difficult, he's this. matched

But what you saw today is why G Tony always took the view. matched

that you need him around 'cause he's so smart, he's so clever, he's so driven. matched

And he is capable of thinking big thoughts and then big. matched

putting them into action. matched

Yeah. matched

You know, but but it was difficult. matched

And then of course when I then we had he w in answer to your question about the personalities, he talked about there are people around you and he had people around him who made my life hell at times. matched

And there was one point where I said, Look, you know, you better understand if that guy Charlie Wheelan's not out matched

You've got a real problem. matched

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But I've always respected Gordon because he's he is ultimately a big, big personality, a big character, big political character with big ideas. matched

But it was difficult. matched

It was often difficult. matched

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