Conquest of the Useless

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Footage of The Game.
The BBC and ITV memory-holing programmes featuring Russell Brand still leaves plenty of evidence to consider, but not for right-wing columnists...
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In the shadow of 'The Nude Statesman'
The New Statesman played a pivotal role in allowing Russell Brand to remake himself as a 'revolutionary'.
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Cock and Balls torture
Into a British podcast market already awash with political horrors, a new contender arrives: George Osborne and Ed Balls chummily gumming the news.
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Bad reflection
A grim campaign targeting shoplifters over corporate criminals is a reminder that The Mirror is no less reactionary than The Sun.
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Scary monsters and super-spies
The British press looks under trucks for terrifying terrorists and in parliament's crumbling cupboards to find super-spies. Reality is rather…
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The Vampire Graveyard
Old monsters emerge from their political graves and the British press suggests that Labour is New once more.
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Hot mic action.
Gillian Keegan got caught running her mouth while ITV's mic was still on and now Tories (and their outriders) are whining.
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Rashomon remade... with Rory Stewart
The scuffle between Janice Turner and Rory Stewart over the former's Times profile of the latter is a perfect example of how interviews are traps and…
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10 things worth reading.
I usually do these recommendation posts at the weekend and with a paid subscriber section but this is a free-for-all...
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August 2023
Tom Newton Done.
One of Murdoch's most reliable puppets finally gets his strings cut after 19 years and countless chances to mend his ways...
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Just whispers about Wilby
A former editor of the New Statesman and Independent on Sunday was revealed as a paedophile. It hasn't really made the headlines or roused the…
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Live! Sold out! Unimaginable misery!
The tyranny of live blogging turns even stories of unimaginable suffering and horror into an exercise in entertainment.
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