Brian Cathcart
Articles by Brian Cathcart
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Media
The newspapers on Mars
- 26 February 2007
A daft, wonderful BBC cop show leaves no doubt that the Britain of 1973 was a strange, ugly place, but it turns out that the daily papers of that time have things to recommend them
Media
NHS is becoming a four-letter word
- 19 February 2007
- 2 comments
The health service under attack plus modesty and Andrew Neil
Media
A bit of a flap
- 12 February 2007
Don't panic, we are told. There is no imminent danger to humans. Well, if that is the case, why all the fuss, why the acres of coverage?
Media
Trust us. We're journalists
- 05 February 2007
- 1 comment
This is a world where ethical lines are neither defined nor observed, yet we keep telling people that there is nothing to be done about it
Media
Forgotten friends in the north
- 29 January 2007
As far as political news value goes, Scotland has a standing roughly on a par with a middle-sized English local authority
Media
The spin doctors have lost their powers
- 22 January 2007
Blair's third term has turned into a public relations calamity to rival Michael Foot's Labour leadership and John Major's final years
Media
Exit Kate, pursued by paparazzi
- 15 January 2007
How did the press illustrate the hounding of Prince William's girlfriend by photographers? With long-lens photos, of course
Politics
Person of the Year: NS Readers' Choice
- 18 December 2006
- 3 comments
You chose the individual who did most for the good of humanity over the past 12 months
Society
A history lesson
- 11 December 2006
Observation on Lorna Arnold, Britain's official nuclear historian
Books
The man with the golden typewriter
- 13 November 2006
Taittinger champagne, Rolex watches, Beluga caviar and Sea Island underpants: Ian Fleming's Bond novels anticipated our modern obsession with brands
