Media
Brammar time
Just like Brexit, the BBC’s mishandling of Jess Brammar will hasten their demise
Rosie Cackle
Veteran comedienne
Funny old priorities
Why did Sarah Hussein’s death not attract anything like the interest in Sarah Everard?
The decline of the quality press
Frequent hyperbole means the media would struggle to describe a genuine disaster
Nobody expects the BBC Inquisition
The man who would do anything for a scoop
The New York Times
Bad times at the Grey Lady
How neutral is “Full Fact”?
Sometimes it’s hard to get anyone right
China’s media empire
China’s leaders are growing impatient as they seek to shape world opinion
Professionalism is a two-way street
The lobby’s mysterious lack of solidarity with Nadine White
Heads should roll after the BBC’s coverage of the Capitol Hill riot
Under Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s news and current affairs output has let us down again and again
The problem with securonomics
A genuine strategy for increasing our economic security and resilience as a society would not start with the state
Dark rumblings at the RIBA
Secretive shenanigans concerning the future home of its drawings collection arouse concern about the wisdom of the governance of the RIBA
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Attack is the best form of defence
The right cannot always be fighting a rearguard action in the culture wars
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Superunintelligence
Have we witnessed the rise of ShappsGPT?
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
We are the cultural Norns
Here, at last, is a mind-expanding podcast that is the antidote to everything the wretched Arts Council stands for
