Media

Middle East: Trump “humiliated”

April 28, 2026 2:55 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I keep looking for a natural break in the ongoing Iran/Middle East crisis, whence I can turn to other issues,... View Article

Middle East: lack of curiosity

April 23, 2026 3:18 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Following through on yesterday’s piece and the multiple threads I’ve been exploring over the last few days, I am as... View Article

Politics: enjoy the show

April 17, 2026 3:18 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The brouhaha over Mandelson’s vetting reminds me of a cartoon I saw a long, long time ago. It showed an... View Article

Middle East: Eternal Darkness

April 10, 2026 3:37 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The latest in the long line of BBC “experts” to pontificate about the Middle East crisis is Daniel De Simone,... View Article

Media: here we go again

April 4, 2026 3:15 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One unarguable benefit from Brexit is that, since our formal withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020, we have... View Article

Defence: failures all round

March 24, 2026 3:48 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The Times is having fun at expense of the odious Starmer (even if it is like shooting fish in a... View Article

Iran: uncertainty

March 11, 2026 2:56 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

So far this year, we’ve had a tumultuous time, with any number of foreign adventures dominating the headlines, from Venezuela... View Article

Media: the flame of anger

February 11, 2026 2:53 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

If there is a difference between the legacy and social media (at least on my timeline), it’s that in the... View Article

Politics: pride before the fall

February 6, 2026 2:25 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It had been arranged some time ago at the Horntye Park sports club in Hastings – one of those dreary... View Article

Media: morally bankrupt

February 4, 2026 2:58 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

At times like this, when the media is in one of its periodic feeding frenzies, there’s not an awful lot... View Article

Media: death rattle

January 18, 2026 3:38 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Although there will be more than a few lining up to say: “I told you so”, yesterday was the day... View Article

Media: power of the narrative

January 11, 2026 3:10 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Events in Iran seem to be well-covered by the legacy media for the moment, allowing a short intermission while we... View Article

Politics: there was no ban

January 7, 2026 3:18 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One thing that has been grumbling along in the media is controversy about the Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv... View Article

Middle East: watching and waiting

January 5, 2026 3:18 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

If they had sought to maximise media coverage and thereby mobilise international support, the Iranian protesters have been extremely unfortunate... View Article

Media: the reality gap

December 13, 2025 3:04 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Despite all the war talk, the Ajax issue has not been settled, the uncertainty hanging over the Army’s readiness plans... View Article

Defence: the Ajax distraction

November 27, 2025 3:29 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Now it’s all over, we can get back to some sort of normality, although that word has to be used... View Article