But What Can I Do?

Alastair Campbell worked as a journalist before working for Tony Blair - first as press secretary, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy from 1994 to 2003, and later as a political adviser. He now splits his time between writing, speaking, politics, consultancy and charity work. He has published ten volumes of diaries, two memoirs on depression and four novels. His latest book is But What Can I Do? He co-presents the UK's no 1 podcast, The Rest is Politics.

Prof the Hon Bob Carr is the longest continuously serving Premier in the history of New South Wales and served as Australia’s Foreign Minister. Since leaving politics Bob has led a distinguished career as a defacto diplomat, author and academic. He is the author of Thoughtlines, My Reading Life and Diary of a Foreign Minister and his political memoir Run for Your Life.