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Jerry Lockspeiser
The Rules of Drinking
Jerry Lockspeiser ponders on the evolution of drinking in this country, and wonders if we now drink to excess.
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Iain Dale
Why Does the BBC Need Two Commentary Teams At The Same Match?
Iain Dale thinks the BBC can find more cost savings, but wonders whether it wants to.
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Ed Staite
Communicator of the Week: Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson's ability to create controversy is why Ed Staite has awarded him communicator of the week.
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James Charlton
The Press Is Not Serious About Self-Regulation
Unlike the King of Bahrain and the Rugby Football Union, the tabloid press is not even pretending to care, says James Charlton.
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Denis MacShane
As BBC Gives Up England Why Pay the Licence Fee?
Denis MacShane makes an impassioned plea to BBC bosses to rethink their cuts to English local radio.
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Zoe Kalus
Wednesday Diary: Delivering Quality First
Zoe Kalus discusses the atmosphere at the BBC post cuts and why she prefers Homerton to leafy Surrey.
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Duncan Barkes
S4C Should be Privatised
Duncan Barkes thinks public funding of the Welsh language channel S4C must come to an end in these difficult economic times.
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Iain Dale
The BBC Cuts: Hit The Weakest Where It Hurts
Iain Dale examines the proposed BBC cuts and wonders whether the BBC management have taken the easier way out.
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Shelagh Fogarty
Saturday Diary: Mammon and Mark Thompson
Shelagh Fogarty ponders on religion and the BBC cuts.
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Jerry Lockspeiser
BBC - Blighted By Communists?
Jerry Lockspeiser disputes James Delingpole's marxist claims about the BBC.
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Mark Thompson
We Need A Fairer Funding Model For The BBC
Mark Thompson argues that we need to get rid of the licence fee if we are to save the BBC.
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Barry Winetrobe
Any Questions? – Any Ideas? – Any Point?
Barry Winetrobe wonders whether Any Questions has had its day, and if not, if the format needs to be changed.
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Iain Dale
How I Made a Twat of Myself on Twitter
Iain Dale reveals his night of Twitter shame, but it won't prevent him continuing to tweet to his heart's content.
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Ben Archibald
Belfast FM Is Almost Enough To Justify The BBC Licence Fee. Almost.
Ben Archibald discovers a new comedy on BBC Northern Ireland, which makes him rethink his views on the licence fee.
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Donal Blaney
When The New York Times Stopped Being Left-Leaning
Donal Blaney explains how the BBC accused the New York Times of being left wing.
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Shelagh Fogarty
Friday Diary: The Pope Was On To Something
Shelagh Fogarty had diifficulty coming to terms with the riots, but takes solace from the words of Pope John Paul II.
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Tony Horne
And Now The News At Ten With Mark Austin, Julie Etchingham & Rolf Harris
Tony Horne argues that the relationship between the courts and broadcasters needs to change.
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Jerry Hayes
Tuesday Diary: What Happens When You Hang a Woman?
Jerry Hayes on premature ejaculation, lunch with Jeffrey Archer, and what happens to a woman's innards when you hang her. It's not pretty.
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Carl McQueen
Weekend Sports Diary: Bye Bye Cesc & a Springbok Hero
Carl McQueen looks back on a week which has seen Olympic fever mount. Ish.
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Robert Smith
In Praise of the BBC's Political Coverage
Robert Smith thinks that instead of trying to portray the BBC as an equally guilty partner, the Right should acknowledge that 'hackgate' exposes downsides of an unconstrained media.