BBC
Keeping the lid on the BBC
Dissident voices are not being heard on the BBC, writes Robin Aitken
Can the BBC rebuild our schools?
To rebuild our education system, we must encourage that undervalued institution; the Family
Into the lion’s mouth
Nigel Jones laments the rise of the British snitch
A little bit of curve
In praise of pop smut
Can a Twitter campaign topple the BBC?
‘Defund the BBC’ will probably be denied a platform with the institution it seeks to abolish
Abnormal People
The TV adaptation that reflects the falsity of campus novels
We have been here before
A 1970s drama played on a nagging sense that modern life was fragile
Auntie to the rescue
Can the BBC give us daytimes to remember?
Thoughts on the BBC: Reflections of a conservative historian
Jeremy Black ponders the place of the BBC
What John Whittingdale really thinks of the BBC
The new culture minister airs his views on auntie
De-Goulding: an incomplete coda
Part two of Mahan Esfahani’s deconstruction of the modern association of pianist Glenn Gould with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Form-filling our way to excellence
British universities are ill-served by the Research Excellence Framework
How Labour lost the “unlosable election”
With living standards in decline, the Tories won in 1992 against the odds. Will this next election be the same?
Private schools are a waste of money
Both Left and Right overstate their effect on educational ability and achievements in later life
Why hasn’t the Cabinet lost faith in Boris?
It is the history of Cabinet resignations, not no confidence votes, that indicates whether a Tory PM survives
Rich history of the revolutionary poor
When rebellion stalked the streets of London
The art of the hype
Beyond its backstory, ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is both one of a series and an image made in part by a reproductive method
The tide has turned on abortion
The overturning of Roe v Wade is an opportunity for the UK to reflect on its own abortion laws
Liverpool, lies and France’s shame
The Stade de France fiasco bodes ill for forthcoming international sports events
Britain, 2049
You’ll own nothing, and you won’t be particularly happy about it
Lifeless life of a Technicolor titan
Ronan McGreevy plumbs new depths with his pitiful accounting of a great man’s death