Alastair Campbell press secretary. Having recovered and become teetotal, he told Blair about his alcoholism, which Blair did not see as a problem. In his autobiography, Tony Blair would later reveal that Campbell had coined the name "New Labour" and described Campbell as a "genius". Campbell wrote the speech that led to the party's review of Clause Four and the birth of "New Labour". In addition to being press spokesman, Campbell was Blair's speech writer and chief strategist. He oversaw new co-ordination and rebuttal systems which gave birth to a communications machine which became both feared and respected, and the model for
Director of communications members of the House of Lords, the prime minister, Cabinet ministers, and government departments. The post of director of communications to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is Robbie Gibb; the director of communications to the Prime Minister of Canada is Jason MacDonald. In Australia, the director of communications is a senior adviser to the Prime Minister. They manage the Prime Minister's communications office including Press Secretaries and Speechwriting staff. The current director for the Turnbull Government is Mitch Fifield. In Nigeria the director of communications or special adviser on communications is a senior aide to the president, vice