Alastair Campbell on Top Gear

Former Downing Street press secretary Alastair Campbell was the star in the Reasonably Priced Car and shared a tense back and forth with Jeremy Clarkson. 2010.

[@fryliver4953]

Came on booed and went off with an applause. Good ol Campbell

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

“Go on then! Go on then!”

[@martingonzalez2850]

Posted by Dee. Luded.

[@markwood7045]

@@martingonzalez2850 not really - that's actually what happened. Campbell is a master of persuasion, argument and convincing others. He's got a bit of charisma as well which helps.

[@martingonzalez2850]

@markwood7045 Only if you like sociopaths.

[@AndreMonthy]

@@markwood7045 Spin doctoring

[@ReedoTV]

I'm waiting for the Clarkson's Farm/Rest is Politics crossover

[@mildlydispleased3221]

Eurgh.

[@TheTfrules]

Saying that Cameron didn’t win is almost prophetic, considering what has happened to the Tory party since the direct chain of events (Brexit) that Cameron set off

[@MrJason005]

Incredibly poetic… Alastair Campbell is really wise in British politics, regardless of what other people say

[@Feakre]

I thought Alastair came across really well here.

[@magicegg9503]

Yeah, for a war criminal he came over great

[@FEARYOYOYO]

He's a master of communication so nothing surprising. Still impressive

[@martingonzalez2850]

As well, as a sociopath could be expected to come across, whilst the BBC gave him a free pass to manipulate unthinking tubes like yourself.

[@thl205]

He’s a nice bloke deep down. Mellowed out a bit since his early days 😂

[@TW-ks3pn]

@@thl205 Engineering war crimes probably takes it out of you

[@jakemiller9547]

Wasn’t aware of AC’s pornographic background and being informed of such by JC means I might need to lie down…..not like that.

[@nihalsahu]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Thank goodness for dual carriageways.

[@benjaminrooker5793]

Legend

[@rustem1404]

This is probably the most awkward of these chats that I've seen. Clearly no love lost between those two.😂

[@wilkinson8707]

Certainly the fastest war criminal to do a lap in a reasonable priced car

[@funfairs__uk]

You know he was a spin doctor not actually making the decisions

[@antoniofra1455]

Why was there no mention of Iraq war 😂

[@tobygrantham7215]

Because Clarkson probably supported it at the time

[@mossychops]

Serco: Radio Corporation of America. God Save America?

[@christianbones3187]

Random, how is this relevant to AC on Top Gear?😅

[@Sim0n98]

Not bad for a war criminal

[@thunder-hedge]

What?

[@papaofthejohns5882]

Jeremy Clarkson committed a war crime?

[@T0FFII]

I didnt know they were Israeli?

[@warbler1984]

​@T0FFII are Israelis the only people possible of committing war crimes...what a weird starting point?

[@molsy1768]

​@@T0FFIIcasual antisemitism eh?

[@ddraigairhead4187]

Warmonger

[@stuartmills3005]

Should be in jail with Blair!!

[@thunder-hedge]

What?

[@outofideas42]

@@thunder-hedge he was the spin doctor around our illegal wars

[@thunder-hedge]

@@outofideas42 I disagree.

[@DGmuludnep]

Get a grip ya fanny

[@rainbowevil]

⁠@@thunder-hedgeyou can’t really disagree with facts. The war was judged as being illegal by the Chilcot report, and AC was the spin doctor at the time.

[@jandavies4400]

Should be in prison for war crimes

[@warbler1984]

How did a press secretary commit a war crime? Maybe he did but you've only given the topic sentence for your argument without the rest of the argument. You need to add subtopics sentences and examples then a concluding synthesis statement or new paragraph to expand the argument

[@adamcummings20]

​​@@warbler1984Any time Alastair is shown on their screen, some people just have a zombie-like reaction to type "ABC war crimes XYZ" without any further justification. These comments are simultaneously half-hearted and melodramatic. The dialect of the web I guess.

[@blazzz13]

With Cameron for Libya?

[@rlxts]

​@@blazzz13yes

[@johnbarrett9673]

Tosser ....

[@martingonzalez2850]

Evil, evil man.

[@willacheson5682]

Martin

[@martingonzalez2850]

@@willacheson5682 Dr. David Kelly.

[@FEARYOYOYO]

Intelligent evil man

[@markwood7045]

@@martingonzalez2850 We know.

[@T0FFII]

Not really tho.

[@kljmaq]

He should be in prison.

[@thl205]

For what specifically? 🤔