ARCHIVE ▸ RAYMOND SNODDY
29 Oct 2025
It's a fool's errand trying to predict the contents of the UK budget, but it doesn't stop the newspapers trying, says Ray Snoddy.
22 Oct 2025
It's a big win for Farage as Ofcom's ruling on what serving politicians can or cannot do on TV allows his presenter career to continue. But is impartiality at risk?
15 Oct 2025
The decision by Paramount Global to close all its MTV channels by the end of the year is culturally seismic, but what lessons should the UK’s public service broadcasters take from the demise of music television?
The Daily Mail's ire turned on the advertising industry recently, claiming that black people are over-represented in British ads. What lies behind “the woke fantasies of ad-land?"
01 Oct 2025
There may be varying reviews, but ITV’s lawyers would have slept more easily without this challenge and many must have questioned the wisdom of poking a stick into this hornet’s nest.
24 Sep 2025
From Jimmy Kimmel's suspension to reinstatement, the US's first amendment is under fire as business interests appear to take precedence.
Having escaped the latest Cabinet cull, the culture secretary has sprung to life with concerns over Nigel Farage's GB News gig. It's time for Nandy to intervene urgently.
10 Sep 2025
The decision to hand sole control to Lachlan has ended a family drama and there could be some positive outcomes with News Corp's media properties.
03 Sep 2025
Global press must not succumb to fear of repetition on the horrors in the Strip.
27 Aug 2025
With so many publications stung by AI articles, what is the future for freelance journalism when there's no code of practice and moderation is weak?
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