Piers Pottinger
Piers Pottinger, now a broadcaster and writer, has worked at the highest level of public relations for over 40 years
And that was the news …
The decline of quality journalism amid a “jungle of drivel” on social media
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
The errata of history
Misprints are just one in a catalogue of literary disorders
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
