Broadcasting
The Critic Books Podcast: The BBC — A People’s History
One hundred years on from the founding of the BBC, David Hendy speaks about how history has shaped the corporation
Return to Reith
Why conservatives need to do more than bash the Beebs
Broken news
Binding stations to strict impartiality regulations deprives people of watching partisan news programmes even if they want to
FOR IMMEDIATE USELESSNESS
Hutton OUT; Roger Knapman IN
Is the delicensing of CGTN a good thing?
Even though the Chinese English-language news channel can be pretty poisonous, Andrew Tettenborn questions whether it should be banned
The BBC is a liar. But is it noble?
Robin Aitken’s analysis is idiosyncratic but rings true
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
A bloodless coup in Bucharest
How can elections be cancelled without substantive reasons even being presented?
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
