Articles tagged Media:
A Tribute to Dame Ann Leslie
- 27 Jun 2023
They don't make 'em like Ann Leslie any more. For decades, she has bestrode the world of British foreign correspondents like a colossus. I was very sad to learn that she has died - a real loss. I first came across her when she was a regular on BBC Question Time with Sir Rob...
If 24 Hour News Channels Had Existed in 1944
- 29 Mar 2020
This appeared in my ConservativeHome Diary this week. To read the rest, click HERE. There isn’t a sector of society or the economy that hasn’t changed over the last month. Even politicians of different parties are being nice to each other and acting in a partisan way. ...
The Vuelio List of Top 50 Political Influencers
- 11 Jan 2019
Embed from Getty Images The PR & Communications outfit Vuelio has produced a list of the 50 people they consider the main influencers on the political debate/agenda in this country. No one ever agrees on who's included in this sort of list, or where they are ranked...
My Top 200 Tweeters of 2018
- 22 Dec 2018
I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. It can be the most amazing communications method, and when there's a breaking news story it is totally invaluable. But it's also become a sewer, which allows people to hurl abuse and rudeness around without fear of consequence. Thi...
Starting in January: My New Weekly Column in the EDP & EADT
- 2 Dec 2018
As many of you know, I’m an East Anglian boy at heart. I was born in Cambridge and spent the first 18 years of my life being brought up in a little village in the Essex/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border called Ashdon, near Saffron Walden. I then spent six years in Norwich, firs...
When it Comes to Injunctons, Sunlight is the Best Form of Disinfectant
- 25 Oct 2018
The rumour mills have been busy over the last two days, ever since the Telegraph were forced by an injunction to abandon printing their story alleging sexual harassment, racist remarks and bullying against a prominent businessman. Instead they printed the allegations on their ...
'Politics Live' - The New Kid on the Political Media Block
- 14 Sep 2018
News junkies are conservative beasts. Whether it’s radio presenters moving to a different slot (!) or political TV shows being axed and then reincarnated, listeners and viewers tend to be very suspicious of change. They jump to conclusions before the first show has even been t...
I've Reason to Know What a Good & Thorough Journalist Michael Wolff Is
- 6 Jan 2018
Now, dear reader, bear with. This blogpost is really about Michael Wolff, but it takes a little time before we get to him… Back in June 2004, when I was Conservative candidate in North Norfolk I remember telling my good friend Keith Simpson, MP for the neighbouring constituen...
My Top 200 Tweeters of 2017
- 17 Dec 2017
Each new year I compile a list of people whose tweets I have most enjoyed during the previous 12 months. I follow about 2600 people on Twitter, which is far too many to be honest, but I whenever I try to cull the number I end up giving up because it’s so difficult. Anyway, the...
Political Interviewing: It Shouldn't Be About Confrontation & Newslines - We're Shortchanging the Public
- 10 Dec 2017
This is an article I wrote for the Saturday edition of the ‘i’ newspaper on Saturday. It was published HERE. ‘It’s all about you, isn’t it?’ wrote the rather angry listener who texted my LBC radio show. ‘How dare you question the Prime Minister like that!’ How dare I, indeed....