The Big Read: No spin required - Alastair Campbell speaks out

From his relationship with the North to his son Calum’s addiction issues to what he thinks of Piers Morgan, Alastair Campbell tells all to our Political Editor

Journalist, broadcaster, political aide, and author, Alastair Campbell. Picture: Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images

The danger with living your life on the edge is sometimes you fall off the cliff.

Alastair Campbell, the controversial and divisive spin doctor for Tony Blair turned mental health advocate, is certainly someone who has stumbled off that cliff more than once.