Impartiality for the Elite
Emily Maitlis’ comments about Tory Party influence at the BBC are obviously right. But they’re also only part of the picture – which is why those who have made them before have been dismissed as conspiracy theorists.
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Tom Mills
Tom Mills is lecturer in sociology at Aston University and chair of the Media Reform Coalition. He is the author of The BBC: Myth of a Public Service.
When We Talk About Neoliberalism
The current debates over neoliberalism’s possible futures risk losing sight of what’s most important: understanding a changing capitalist system in order to resist it.
Fighting the Privatisation of Channel 4
The Tories are once again threatening to privatise Channel 4, the latest in a string of attacks on public broadcasting – to only way to fight back is to build a campaign for a truly democratic media.
Saving the BBC from the Left
The latest Tory threats against the BBC come after years of hollowing out the service by right-wing ideologues – if the Left is to defend it, we have to provide a vision of real public service broadcaster.