Nick Cohen
A Larger Than Life Predator
The establishment hid Cyril Smith’s crimes. Imagine what they will do when the press is state-regulated
My Dieting Guide: Listen To Mother
Jacques Peretti’s BBC documentary exposes the diet industry but he misses the elephant in the room
The Beeb Needs its Mavericks
The BBC’s fear of outsiders drives away talent and makes its news programmes timid and forgettable
The Laughter of the Privileged Left
The Right accuses BBC comedy of bias, but today’s left-wing comedians are conservative in all but name
The Shabby Deceit of BBC Journalism
Embarrassed by their own lacklustre work, Auntie’s reporters refuse to acknowledge the graft of others
A Managerial, Not a Creative, Crisis
British television editors still live in the 1980s, where the world of Netflix and iTunes is a distant dream
Drama By Committee
Mayday showed the originality so often lacking in management-led and prescriptive British television
Feminism Or Islamism: Which Side Are You On?
So-called liberals prefer to turn a blind eye to the treatment of women by jihadists and support the enemies of America
Excelling at the Mediocre
Middlebrow TV drama like Death in Paradise is what tired viewers want and British writers do best
On the Hunt for Cheap Thrills
In broadcasting, as in literature, cynical writers devoid of self-belief are doomed to fail
The Brexit crunch approaches
Thorny issues remain unresolved as the transition period comes to a close. Yet the hurdles to a deal are not insurmountable
Meritocracy makes a new ruling class
Innovation has often come from hard work by unlettered people. But young progressives now seem to treat education as a proxy for virtue
Some black lives matter more than others
Black Lives Matter misses the point—we should highlight the progress we have made, not split society and trap ourselves in victimhood