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Papers open the cracks
So much is being written about the economic/financial/banking/political Euro mess that it is hard to know where to turn for objective facts. For sure, apart from the FT, it’s not the dailies. Right...
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It’s time to start paying attention
Francis Wheen, arguably one of the finest journalists writing today, is distinguished not least by the clarity of his writing and the precision of his focus. Last week, in the Daily Telegraph, in an...
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A life dedicated to free speech, liberty and logic
On Wednesday, 4th of July, in London, a Polish-born and naturalised British journalist died. He was 92 years old and had written a weekly column in the Polish press in London, primarily the Polish...
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Listen to the people speak
It used to be that people bought newspapers to confirm their own prejudices. The lofty pronouncements of illustrious columnists, written in exquisite and educated prose, put into words what readers...
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It is war’s prize to take all vantage…
An illuminating review in this week’s Economist of ‘Iraq: From war to a new authoritarianism‘ by Tony Dodge. Fed by a confusion of news and analysis from a bewildering array of outlets now embracing...
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New owners, old necessities
Great newspapers need time to evolve. Many decades passed before papers including the Times, the Guardian and the Mail became trusted organs, charged by their readers to keep an eye on those in power....
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