Rupert Murdoch
How a young inventor with no printing experience revolutionised the newspaper world
Four centuries after Johannes Gutenberg, another German, Ottmar Mergenthaler, would spark an information revolution with his invention of the Linotype machine
How Rupert Murdoch destroyed the innocent enjoyment of watching sport
Since the emergence of Sky Bet in 2001, the ‘casinofication’ of sport has ensured that innumerable ‘micro-events’, along with major fixtures, are now firmly in the grip of gambling
The secret to Rupert Murdoch’s strength
Going to the theatre is a joy. When you are a character on the stage, less so. Over the past…
I crashed Rupert Murdoch’s birthday party
“This one is kinda dirty. Let’s see what the other one looks like.” Less than two hours before the guests…
Rupert Murdoch’s warped vision of family
The absentee father, who always put his media empire first, enjoyed playing his children off against one another – with crippling consequences
The boundless enthusiasm of Asa Briggs
A prodigy from the start, the tireless historian left his fellow academics panting behind him in a long and distinguished career
A hard act to follow
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
High life
A couple more weeks in the Bagel and then on to dear old London. I’ve had a very good time…
High life
They have stepped into the pop-culture spotlight via the HBO hit Succession, a hatchet job on the very rich and…
Unwelcome news
A character in David Hare’s Skylight claims she has at last found contentment by no longer opening newspapers or watching…
Total eclipse
Where did it all go wrong for the Sun?
The Murdoch I know
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 if Murdoch owned the Beeb?
A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC…
High life
The death of David Bowie — how is it that Stephen Glover always gets it right about our over-reaction and…
Aussie rules
Some years ago I paid a visit to the site of the Gallipoli landings because I was mildly obsessed with…
Songs of praise for the BBC
In a ‘Dear Bill’ letter in Private Eye, an imaginary Denis Thatcher wrote off the BBC as a nest of…
Why I may bail out the Guardian
One of the highlights of my week comes on a Saturday morning, when I make myself a cup of fair-trade…
High life
Gstaad A slight bump at 30,000 feet concentrates the mind, as the good Dr Johnson said about an appointment with…
Long Life
This is the season of goodwill when one should think about people less fortunate than oneself and wish them better…
Long life
The days may be long gone when a husband would pretend to commit adultery in a Brighton hotel so as…
