Media Bias
The Israel-Hamas conflict and the failure of the information war
The fear of disinformation can lead to an intellectual and political quagmire
Don’t blame the victor
A power imbalance is not proof of oppression
The T word and the BBC
Why is the Beeb so coy about the nature of Hamas?
Vox populism
How to turn the tables on the left
Ultra-processed fools
More misinformation about so-called UPFs
Has the BBC stopped pretending to be unbiased?
Don’t go to the Beeb’s website for balanced information
Buried roots of war
We have not remembered all the relevant facts about the conflict in Ukraine
Not polling to be proud of
A study on Black Britons and national pride is based on unreliable stats
Coolness and cancellation
We should not just people with problematic pasts by how much we like their work
The fantasy world of Anglo-Afrocentrism
History is being twisted for political purposes
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
The light and the insubstantial
Poulenc and others: Chamber music (Calliope/DG)
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
Vibe supremacy
The right has a coolness problem, and Ben Shapiro rapping is not going to help
How big a problem is problem gambling?
Jolyon Maugham should not roll the dice on opposing GambleAware
The establishment prefers distractions to solutions
Politicians discuss irrelevances rather than confronting the obvious
Higher education, lower standards
Why are our universities in decline?
