I agree, but politicians are more than capable of persuading themselves that they can do the impossible. (View Post)

The BBC is on a terminal trajectory, the over 75s watch 10x as much BBC TV output as the 16-24 year olds (down to a mere 1.5 hours per week). The BBC is completely stuffed if it cannot reverse that t… (View Post)

Exactly. Nobody invokes comparisons with 30s Germany meaning anything other than the Nazis unless they explicitly clarify that they don't mean the Nazis. If I said "Labour's policy is like 50s R… (View Post)

Sure, but when the BBC is in a dispute with an employee over comments he made about a sensitive issue is Alistair Campbell really the first person you would think of to get a balanced view on the mat… (View Post)

So many problems in the UK seem to come down to poor resource planning. It really is remarkable just how badly government is at it. (View Post)