Stephen Glover 
Why does the BBC so love lefty journalists?
My response to the appointment of Ian Katz, deputy editor of the Guardian, to the editorship of BBC2’s Newsnight has been one of disbelief and amusement. Of course there’s nothing… Read more
Farewell, Independent on Sunday
On Tuesday the Culture Secretary Maria Miller announced to a breathless world the latest development in the Leveson saga. The government wants a royal charter to oversee a new press… Read more
Save our speech
In 1644 John Milton appealed to parliament in the Areopagitica to rescind its order to bring publishing under government control by creating official censors. I wonder what he would make… Read more
A new climax in the historic feud between two big fat rude Tory journalists
Many people naturally assume that the final round of the Tory party leadership is between David Davis and Dave Cameron. They are seen together on the hustings, smiling at each… Read more
The Times it is a-changin’
Because the Times is, or was, a newspaper like no other, it has enjoyed the distinction of successive volumes of official history. The last, written by John Grigg, covered the… Read more
The Cameronians are wrong if they think they have humbled the Daily Mail
North Oxford is not one of the most deprived areas of Great Britain. When its generally quite large houses come on to the market — which is not often —… Read more
Why is the Times so down on the Tories? And is it to do with Katharine Raymond?
Political parties should not sue newspapers: that would certainly be my general view. But one can understand why the Tories should have issued a writ against the Times. It follows… Read more
Is Murdoch about to cut the cover price of the dumbed-down Times?
To read the mind of Rupert Murdoch is difficult and not necessarily pleasant — difficult because he is cleverer than almost any other publisher who has ever lived, and not… Read more
Our modest war heroes may be forgotten by the state — but not by the Telegraph
Every morning, when I am faced by my pile of newspapers, almost the first thing I do is to turn to the obituary page of the Daily Telegraph. Obits in… Read more
Can the Guardian be a newspaper both of the Left and of the establishment?
John Lloyd has become a much lauded guru of serious journalism. A former member of a fascinating group called the British Irish Communist party, he is now a loyal Blairite,… Read more
However bad things may seem, the news for newspapers is good
As another year looms, I cannot remember such despondency in what used to be called Fleet Street. It is not just that several newspaper groups are losing money: it was… Read more
Did he kiss and tell? Blunkett’s NoW transcript seems to absolve him
Last week I suggested that in August David Blunkett leaked news of his affair with Kimberly Quinn to the News of the World. My reason for doing so was not… Read more
The who, what, where, when of the Blunkett-Quinn business
Who is more in the wrong, David Blunkett or Kimberly Quinn? Everyone has a view. Let me tell the story. I have deliberately chosen not to talk to Kimberly Quinn,… Read more
Sacking Johnson is by far the best thing Howard has done since becoming leader
One of the hazards of writing a column about the press is that sooner or later you are bound to be cornered by an editor or journalist whom you have… Read more
What next? Will Richard Desmond soon be lecturing us on declining moral standards?
When Richard Desmond acquired the Daily Express four years ago there was an outcry. That committed Christian, Tony Blair, immediately had the pornographer turned press baron round for tea, but… Read more
Why might Dr O’Reilly want to sell 30 per cent of the Independent?
The news that Tony O’Reilly may be willing to sell 30 per cent of the Independent newspaper seems utterly astounding. It has enjoyed a considerable succès d’estime by going tabloid.… Read more
Why poor Mr Howard can’t get a good press, even from Tory newspapers
The Tory party conference began on Monday, and Radio 4’s Today programme gave it the kind of send-off reserved for truly hopeless causes. Item after item emphasised the Tories’ unfitness… Read more
The coverage of the Iraq hostage crisis has been no victory for terrorism
The Bigley affair has not brought out the best in anyone. Naturally I exclude Kenneth Bigley himself, who can hardly be blamed for being kidnapped and should be freely forgiven… Read more
The work of P.G. Wodehouse is immortal, but he was guilty of a moral lapse
The debate about P.G. Wodehouse’s wartime radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany has been raging for more than 60 years. It is re-ignited by Robert McCrum’s admirable new biography of the… Read more
How Putin silences the journalists who criticise his brutality in Chechnya
The Prime Minister has enjoined us to be ‘in complete solidarity with Russia and the Russian people’, and invites us to draw a parallel between the terrorist threat from al-Qa’eda… Read more
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- Nothing to do with Islam? Douglas Murray
- Why it’s not the 1990s all over again for the Tories James Forsyth
- You’re going to lose. It is only you against many. Alex Massie
- PM avoids knee-jerk response to Woolwich attack Isabel Hardman
- David Cameron’s statement on the Woolwich attack The Spectator
