Robin Aitken
Robin Aitken MBE is a British journalist who for many years worked for the BBC. His 2007 book Can We Trust the BBC? alleged pervasive and institutional liberal-left wing bias at the national broadcaster
The battle for Ofcom
Ofcom is currently a bastion of woke liberal values; appointing Paul Dacre as the new head would go a long way in redressing the balance
Batting for Biden: the BBC and the US election
The BBC has been wholly partisan in its coverage of Donald Trump ever since he was elected
Keeping the lid on the BBC
Dissident voices are not being heard on the BBC, writes Robin Aitken
Francisco Goya: the embodiment of old Spain
Janis Tomlinson’s new biography of Francisco Goya is a well-informed, comprehensive biography that would make an excellent gift for any art lover
Murders for the end of the month
From laugh-out-louds to gripping plots, Jeremy Black recommends murder mysteries for the end of the month
The Great Game: Eyewitness to Trump’s first post-presidential Super Bowl party
There were sombre scenes at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach Super Bowl party
The generals’ war on the internet
Myanmar’s new draft cybersecurity law could have grave consequences for civil rights and freedom of expression
What wine meant to Roger Scruton
Sir Roger Scruton moved through personal tragedy and objective philosophy to justify wine as a “social intoxicant”
Dominic Hilton’s Buenos Aires diary 3.0
In the third instalment of his diary, Dominic watches a man doing ballet on top of the British Ambassador’s Residence, and deals with his rude neighbour
The Christian case for supporting abortion rights
Rev. Michael Coren says that the Bible simply doesn’t have anything pertinent to say about abortion, and the current extremism alienates people from the church
See, the conqu’ring hero comes – to be ridiculed by vegans
A Procrustean bed of critical theory is examining a British military hero – with predictable results
Anoraks at half-mast
Tom Chesshyre on the death of a train-spotters’ paradise