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There didn't need to be dirty deal with Murdoch for Labour to dismiss reviving Leveson II
Starmer's government were never going to reopen the plague pits of press regulation.
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Celebrating the marionette monarch
The King's Speech and the media response to it remains one of the weirdest British constitutional traditions.
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All the benefits of martyrdom
The failed assassination attempt against Donald Trump lets commentators write about a symbol rather than the man who's actually running.
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Weird fantasies about Keir Starmer
Whether delighted about the Labour government or distraught, the British press is responding to the new administration with reliable oddness.
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June 2024

Not waving but frowning
Rishi Sunak's appearance on LBC's phone-in was the sound of a human piñata being battered.
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A general election on easy mode
With a Labour triumph now assumed, hacks are looking to how they'll get on the right side of the new government.
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May 2024

The Rosetta Stone of British conspiracies
One paragraph in Sir Brian Langstaff’s 2527-page report into the infected blood scandal explains why 'truth' in Britain is broken.
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Drowning in lukewarm tea
What's the point of The Daily Telegraph's new daily news podcast?
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A video guide to the history and politics of British newspapers...
I've worked with Brendan Miller on this mini-documentary about the past, present, and future of the press. Enjoy!
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April 2024

Two jabs from Johann
A look at how Johann Hari sold his scare story about weight-loss drugs to The Daily Mail and Times...
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Huw knows what happened
The Sun's crowing over a story that fell apart and the BBC thinks it can just move on...
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Observing The Spectator's Lowest Life
Lloyd Evan's grim column is another entry into the magazine's annals of awfulness.
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