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The improbable democratisation of an aristocratic institution
Degrading Dickens
How the BBC lowered expectations
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He would have to abandon his self-appointed role as an agent of progress
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We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
In defence of Gary Stevenson
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