John Whittingdale has been kind to the BBC – it still needs reform
The impression has been created that, as with the NHS, a Conservative government is hell-bent on destroying a prized national institution
The impression has been created that, as with the NHS, a Conservative government is hell-bent on destroying a prized national institution
The best way to support the Labour Party is to behave like one of those angry football supporters who screams that their manager should be sacked if they lose one game
In September 2015, Clare Short was asked by David Cameron to contribute to a book on corruption ahead of his anti-corruption summit. After she submitted it, she was surprisingly told that it wouldn't be included - the book was taking " a more forward-looking focus". The essay is published below.
On the birthday of Florence Nightingale's birthday, now known as International Nurses Day, nurses working in the UK and Ireland open up about life in the profession
The meeting in Washington DC was probably the first of many
Russian military transport aircraft appeared to be unresponsive as they travelled in the direction of the UK
Above all it is in that bond of trust between public and broadcaster that the BBC's true distinctiveness lies
The Prime Minister is booked for a TV clash with Nigel Farage: our chief political commentator imagines what might happen in each of the four possible match-ups
Because we have little to no information on the illness, sufferers like me are stiff treated as malingerers. It's a positively Victorian stigmatisation
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In his latest documentary series Killer Women, the presenter is simplistic and morally absolutist – despite the fact there is an interesting, subtle story to be told about a girl who has rebuilt her relationship with the ather she asked her boyfriend to kill
Smith has pulled out of the Funny Girl musical for up to a month with 'stress and exhaustion'
The actress has been struggling through a particularly tough time in recent weeks
Our prison uniforms are cast-offs from people in the US Army - so I wrote a letter to the man who once wore mine
Labour must remember that no political party is built on a pure consensus; they are coalitions of only broad agreement
The Labour Party must stop thinking it has to put communities on a see-saw – constantly seeking to balance one group's interests against the other
Rambert, the UK's biggest contemporary dance company, present Macbeth, mystery, samba and skateboards
Almost half of teachers said their schools were too small for the number of pupils, and a quarter rated the buildings as 'poor' or 'very poor'
The Mercury-nominated singer talks to Jess Denham about making her new album in a dark time of divorce and anxiety, "needing" Maya Angelou and the challenging journey we are on together as women
From making good use of a serious political crisis to copying the tactics of Donald Trump, these are the tactics the government is using to take apart the welfare state without you noticing
Nigel Farage should be furious that the people in Vote Leave, who should be his allies, are willing to so publicly indicate that they think he's not up to the job
Smith has described her role in the musical as an "emotional rollercoaster", claiming that it feels like "doing a marathon every night". Demanding she carry on when she's said she can't cope is beyond unreasonable
I got carried away with the idea of filling up my cupboard with designer gear - then the unthinkable happened, and now I wish I'd asked for thoughtful gestures or recipes instead
By intimating that consent should be obtained as you're attempting to penetrate someone undermines the concept and feeds into rape culture
Rhea Wolfson thinks clinging to nationally unpopular principles is more important than offering suffering people legitimate political alternatives