Alastair Campbell on spin, Cherie Blair, Iraq, The Thick of It and Scottish Independence

00:22 - Did Alastair create ’spin’ in politics? 02:35 - Christianity in political culture in the UK and USA. 04:00 - Has Blair changed his reasons for invading Iraq? 06:30 - What’s more dangerous for democracy: an overly powerful government or an overly powerful press? 08:00 - Syria, and the lessons learned from Iraq. 10:20 - Michael Howard’s criticism of Alastair’s “bullying“. 11:25 - ’The Thick of It’ and its satirical representation of politics. 12:45 - Alastair regrets never standin