Troops remain on streets of Paris as France prepares to welcome sports fans
SIX months after scores were killed in terror attacks in Paris, armed troops still patrol the French capital. The city’s residents seem to have become…
Former publicist shows how not to handle a crisis
THE only job that UK prime minister David Cameron ever had outside politics was as media supremo for a commercial television company – Carlton Television….
English region backs campaign to protect the BBC
LITTLE doubt was left in the minds of the Love it or Lose it campaign meeting in Leeds that the BBC is under attack from…
The Tuesday that may be far from ‘super’
WHAT is it with Donald Trump? One ‘Washington insider’ told journalists that he is a creation of 24-hour television news and corporate greed. Those who,…
BBC’s London managers vulnerable to regional scepticism
BELIEFS among BBC news managers in England that their colleagues in Scotland do not have the experience or talent to produce an hour-long programme for…
Hot action over cold weekend presages busy period for US maternity services
MATERNITY services in US states affect by this weekend’s great snow storm could well find their workload reaches a consequent high in late October and…
Asian finance company buys new trains for the north of England
THE UK’s crazy privatised railways structure means that new trains for the local franchise for the north of England are having to be bought and…
Poor pay for writers undermines website’s legal credibility
CREDIBILITY of online information sources is being further challenged by a London-based company trying to hire writers to produce legal guidance for less per article…
Security firm learns that buying paint has political repercussions
SECURITY giant G4S has again hit a crisis of public credibility – this time over a decision by a housing contractor to paint the front…
Cameron’s crowing over job figures conveniently ignores crucial questions
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed economic triumph for the latest employment figures, crowing about the data in the House of Commons. However, in…