Alastair Campbell He insisted that he and Tony Blair did not lie to the government Decision to attack Iraq But the reason behind the decision turned out to be “untrue”.
Former number 10 spin doctor commented during one thing High Festival of WalesWho Independent Has participated with
“I am called a liar; Tony Blair A lot is said on Iraq, “He said.” I know we did not lie. We took a decision on a basis that turned out to be untrue. It is not the same as lies. ,
He said: “It is lying when you are expressing something you know that you are untrue. So Putin knows that he has attacked Ukraine. He knows that it is not a special military campaign because he is trying to wipe another country.”
Mr. Campbell Street was downing the director of communication and strategy, while Mr. Blair was in the office and Labor became one of the Prime Minister’s most trusted colleagues.
He and Mr. Blair have faced terrible criticism since Britain’s invasion of Iraq, especially on the weapons of Iraq’s collective destruction, which was used to justify the invasion.
The claims were later called in the question when no WMD was found.
Mr. Campbell stood in the midst of a decline, but in 2016, the Chilkot inquiries approved him a lot of repeated allegations that he had “sex” to the doseer. He has since said that he said that “Iraq has never done”.
He is now the co-head of the award winner Podcast The rest is politics Where he and pre-Tory MP Rory Stewart discuss the UK news and politics, and have also written 21 books including some about mental health.
He spoke about his new book in a busy program at He Festival, But what can I do?: Why is politics so wrong, and how can you fix it.
Comprehensive things included other subjects, including mental health with their own issues and the dangers of populistism in today’s political scenario.
Opening about his brother’s “life changing” schizophrenia diagnosis, he went to describe his own struggle with mental health.
He said, “I had my own issues, in 1996 I had a breakdown and had drug addiction issues,” he said.
“I was a journalist and journalism back, then there was a lot of macho, heavy drinking, heavy smoking. I was arrested, I was in the hospital. When I was allowed to go out and finally went back to work, everyone knew that something had gone.
“I have just decided there and then – I am going to be open. And it was surprising, reactions to colleagues.”
Since leaving the post, he has joined many mental health donations, and has spoken openly about it. To be close to suicide.
The hefall, which has been over 11 days, is set in the He-on-Y, delightful and picturesque “Town of Books”. The lineup includes Mary Trump, Michael Sheen, Jamila Jamil, and more.
Independent Has once again participated with the festival to host a series of morning panels called The News Review, where our journalists will detect current affairs with major data of politics, science, art and comedy every morning.