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Tag Archives: BBC

Thank you for the Day
Politics

Thank you for the Day

Posted on 9 January 2019 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

PAUL SAFFER on Robin Day, the always-humble Grand Inquisitor who gave us BBC’s Question Time. Continue reading →

Morgan of the Month: BBC
Culture / Politics

Morgan of the Month: BBC

Posted on 31 July 2017 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Memo to Auntie: enough about yourself, already. Continue reading →

Diana and the hacks
History / Politics

Diana and the hacks

Posted on 29 July 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER remembers how the death of Princess Diana was covered in the media. Continue reading →

Isn’t the gig economy brilliant? (Or not)
Economics / Politics

Isn’t the gig economy brilliant? (Or not)

Posted on 13 July 2017 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON on the mixed messages of the Taylor review. Continue reading →

Street fighting men?
History / Politics

Street fighting men?

Posted on 16 June 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

Is the Left still hankering after 1968 and all that, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Through the past, gladly
Politics

Through the past, gladly

Posted on 7 June 2017 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

PAUL SAFFER on how the 2017 election matches up to those of the past. Continue reading →

Election night highlights: 1987
History / Politics

Election night highlights: 1987

Posted on 3 June 2017 by Paul Saffer • 4 Comments

Esther Rantzen, George Galloway and Mars bars – it must be the BBC election coverage, says PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading →

Off the shelf: ‘Party Animals’
Culture / Politics

Off the shelf: ‘Party Animals’

Posted on 16 March 2017 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON on David Aaronovitch’s memoir of growing up with the CPGB. Continue reading →

The pernicious problem of Preachy TV
Culture / Politics

The pernicious problem of Preachy TV

Posted on 10 January 2017 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

DAN ATKINSON is unimpressed by propaganda masquerading as drama. Continue reading →

‘Plainly nuts’: A press portrait of Paul Nuttall
Politics

‘Plainly nuts’: A press portrait of Paul Nuttall

Posted on 12 November 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of Nigel Farage’s successor as UKIP leader. Continue reading →

All cricket on the Western Front
Culture

All cricket on the Western Front

Posted on 10 September 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of novelist and failed Liberal candidate AG Macdonell. Continue reading →

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine
Politics

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine

Posted on 28 August 2016 by hermir10 • 2 Comments

ROGER HERMISTON wishes he had one fruity anecdote about the would-be Labour’ leader, but he doesn’t. Continue reading →

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