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
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
