News Review
The Commentator has compiled the most important news stories and opinion editorials for you to read with your morning coffee.
- 25 February 2020
Polly Toynbee's BBC
The reason why Polly Toynbee sees no ideological bias at the BBC is because all its prejudices are hers too
- 13 August 2013
The Guardian praises The Guardian
Polly Toynbee's latest self-aggrandising tirade in the Guardian speaks highly of... The Guardian
- 29 March 2013
Sir Humphrey is now in drag
The civil service's actions on the plain cigarette packs consultation have been nothing short of a disgrace
- 25 February 2013
The deafening silence of the Left over the 'Muslim Patrol'
The aftermath of the recent 'Muslim Patrol' saga served as another reminder of the British Left's cherry-picking approach to morality
- 25 January 2013
Meritocracy in the UK
Why don’t we, “the great unwashed”, reject the social networks of nepotism and cronyism that infest our nation?
- 22 October 2012
Crisis of statism not capitalism
If the extravagant spending promises of politicians outstrip the capabilities of even a well-functioning capitalism, that is not capitalism’s crisis, but a crisis of big government
- 9 October 2012
The polarization of politics: Let's mingle more
Under threat in Britain, and almost dead in America, is a sense of commonality, of being part of a shared polity with people we disagree with. We need to preserve it
- 4 September 2012
What newspaper do you think the BBC mostly procures?
The BBC procures more copies of the Guardian than any other national newspaper, despite its small market share and continued decline. Quelle surprise!
- 13 August 2012
We Need to Talk Podcast: 2nd August 2012 – Toynbee’s Tuscan Villa Edition
August 2nd 2012, The Commentator's 'We Need to Talk' podcast hosted by Raheem Kassam, joined by Douglas Murray and Christian May
- 4 August 2012
Polly always sees red: Toynbee's rewriting of history
Polly Toynbee's historical revisionism is a spectacle at the best of times. Her views on Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony are something else
- 2 August 2012
Friends reunited: North Korea and the Guardian
The Guardian should apologise for publishing propaganda from a journalist who is either misinformed or promoting a despotic Communist regime that imprisons hundreds of thousands
- 21 July 2012
Memo to Dave: No matter how much rubbish you talk, Guardianistas won't love you
David Cameron will never be loved by the left, even by being moralistic over Jimmy Carr's taxes. So why risk being hated by the right too?
- 26 June 2012
Bad week for The Guardian
Given their holier than thou attitude, you would think the Guardian would be more careful with shoddy sources and blatant agendas, writes our UK Political Editor Harry Cole
- 7 February 2012
'London living rent' system: How to artificially inflate the demand for housing whilst restricting supply
Rent control has been described as the most efficient way to destroy a city - apart from bombing. It's unbelievable that Ken Livingstone and the Labour party are considering introducing it in London
- 2 February 2012
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