Setting Sun?
The Sun newspaper has been celebrating its 50th birthday with a series of public relations measures to illustrate its ongoing commitment to the rich fabric of British life.
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The Sun
Corbyn and the Sun – ‘Twas ever thus
Attacks on Corbyn are nothing new and he clearly believes that the perceived power of the mainstream press is on the wane.
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We’ve been here before – Corbyn and the right wing press
The latest in a long line of attempts to ram home to their readership, and by extension the electorate, Corbyn’s complete unsuitability for high office.
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A Tabloid love story
Brace yourselves for Royal news stories – 4 of the 6 most read things on the @guardian one day last week were about Harry and Meghan.
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Brand Beckham Bust?
If nothing else the David Beckham email scandal has provided some welcome respite from the seemingly perpetual news agenda of Trump and Brexit.
Read moreNews UK, journalism and Politics…plus ça change
The reciprocal closeness in the relationship between journalism and power is a prominent feature of British political history. In times
Read moreThe Sun, ‘buyer’s remorse’ and perpetual prejudice.
Providing perhaps a little schadenfreude related light relief amidst the seemingly endless EU referendum coverage was the news yesterday that
Read moreThe Sun, Hillsborough and ‘the truth’.
As Jared Ficklin wrote here yesterday, the verdicts returned at the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 completely vindicate
Read moreWe’re all doomed – The Tory press and the EU referendum.
The latest polls are telling us that the British public are moving in droves to the Brexit camp: YouGov has
Read moreCharlotte Church – Kicking Against the Pricks
I’ve written elsewhere about the effortlessness with which the BBC’s Question Time programme seems to habitually generate controversy. Regular guests, such as
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