What does the Whitehall editor of The Sunday Times have in common with Jeremy Clarkson? They appear to be the only two writers willing to scrutinise Reform UK, says Ray Snoddy.
18 Mar 2026 | Raymond Snoddy
If ex-Google man Matt Brittin becomes the BBC’s next director-general, he’ll be the first in more than 80 years to run the Corporation without any experience of journalism, broadcasting, or programme-making.
Could the murder of a veteran’s nurse be the turning point for the US media in the presidency of Donald Trump?
What does a young Beckham have in common with a young Windsor? Both are content to vent their rage in public to the detriment of future happiness.
In the wake of an ICE officer’s killing of Renee Good, the Trump administration flooded the zone with easily verifiable lies. US and UK news media took the bait anyway.
What does 2026 have in store for the BBC, Trump and the tech giants? Ray Snoddy offers his forecast.
Ray Snoddy casts his mind back over the past 12 months to pick out the plotlines and politicos that informed his weekly column.
Could Labour campaign to overturn Brexit at the next election? The numbers add up and the UK press can be influential, explains Ray Snoddy.
A modernisation of the merger rules is long overdue, but change in the public interest is afoot, explains Ray Snoddy.
According to the Daily Mail, culture secretary Lisa Nandy is paving the way for a ‘timely’ sale of The Daily Telegraph to DMGT. Not so fast, says Ray Snoddy. Is this really a good idea?
Who should be the next director-general of the BBC? How about someone with proven experience of successfully fighting for a channel’s survival, suggests Ray Snoddy.