Rupert Murdoch
Chris Mullin’s eye for the absurd remains as keen as ever
Having retired from parliament in 2010, Mullin has less insider knowledge than before, but the political one-liners in his latest diaries are still highly entertaining
Welcome to post-truth America
A couple more weeks in the Bagel and then on to dear old London. I’ve had a very good time…
Succession gets the rich and powerful all wrong
They have stepped into the pop-culture spotlight via the HBO hit Succession, a hatchet job on the very rich and…
Keeping yourself angry, the Hare way: We Travelled, by David Hare, reviewed
A character in David Hare’s Skylight claims she has at last found contentment by no longer opening newspapers or watching…
The Sun goes down
Where did it all go wrong for the Sun?
The real Rupert Murdoch, by Kelvin MacKenzie
The BBC documentary on Rupert Murdoch is pure one-sided bile, says Kelvin MacKenzie
Now I get it – Corbyn is the new Murdoch
For our 16th wedding anniversary, Caroline and I went to the Almeida Theatre to see Ink, a new play about…
What would happen if Rupert Murdoch owned the BBC?
A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…
Will Iman give me a second chance before I die?
The death of David Bowie — how is it that Stephen Glover always gets it right about our over-reaction and…
Without Gallipoli, we’d have no Page 3
Some years ago I paid a visit to the site of the Gallipoli landings because I was mildly obsessed with…
Another enemy within: Thatcher (and Wilson) vs the BBC
In a ‘Dear Bill’ letter in Private Eye, an imaginary Denis Thatcher wrote off the BBC as a nest of…
The delicious cant of the Guardian is such a treat on a Saturday morning
One of the highlights of my week comes on a Saturday morning, when I make myself a cup of fair-trade…
Like Murdoch, I'm an old man with an eye for beauty. But Wendi Deng? Seriously?
Gstaad A slight bump at 30,000 feet concentrates the mind, as the good Dr Johnson said about an appointment with…
Alexander Chancellor: This Christmas it’s nice to be able to pity the stinking rich for a change
This is the season of goodwill when one should think about people less fortunate than oneself and wish them better…
Long life: Putin, Saatchi, Murdoch...hell hath no fury like an old man scorned
The days may be long gone when a husband would pretend to commit adultery in a Brighton hotel so as…
