Lionel Barber
Informed commentary on media and politics in an upside-down age, from the former editor of the Financial Times (2005–2020).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 72 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 20 days ago |
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Jason Arday and the free press
The death by suicide of Jason Arday has unleashed a torrent of grief and outrage. At a vigil in Trafalgar Square earlier this week, tens of thousands of mourners held “Rest in Power” placards in memory of the youngest ever black to be appoi...
Dirty Harry, the media and victim-led justice
Andy Burnham is being set up for a fall in the PC Harper case
The scene is San Francisco, circa 1970. Inspector Harry Callaghan, played by Clint Eastwood, cocks his .44 Magnum at a cowering black hoodlum on the sidewalk,
PC Plod, Private Dicks and the secret war against journalists
FOR the past three years, I have co-hosted a podcast called Media Confidential with Alan Rusbridger, the former Guardian and Prospect magazine editor. It’s been a blast.
We’ve interviewed star guests on the show - best-selling authors Mich...
Suicidal Empathy and the mysterious Prof Saad
This post was prescient. Check out the appropriation of “suicidal empathy” by Reform UK to brand its proposed £50bn cut in Britain’s welfare bill. The language comes from Robert Jenrick, the Tory defector to Farage’s Reform.
Jenrick wrote...
Burnham’s solid start
He’s made smart Cabinet picks; now comes the hard part
Let’s start with the surprise. John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer. The media, notably the FT, were led a merry dance in the run-up to Andy Burnham announcing his Cabinet team.
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