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Steve Baxter

Patrolling the murkier waters of the mainstream media

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Lifestyle
No, I will not "grow a pair"
22 May 2012

Men need to admit their vulnerability.

Newspapers
Samantha Brick, Carole Malone: rewarded for “saying the unsayable”
18 May 2012

There is a place for divisive opinions, but it is unpalatable to express horrible thoughts and get paid for it.

Steven Baxter
Not The PCC: will the new press regulation body be any better?
19 March 2012

There is a sudden enthusiasm for reform, but politicians and the public will be excluded from the process.

UK Politics
Deride Miliband for anything you like, but not his looks
16 January 2012

The shabby treatment of the Labour leader opens the door to more of this kind of unedifying garbage in the future.

Economics
It's austerity Christmas: buy now, pay considerably more later
08 December 2011

Adverts for short-term loans are everywhere. These companies know that people are more cash-strapped than ever.

UK Politics
Why do we still watch party conferences in the age of paid TV?
27 September 2011

In these carefully stage-managed days, voices of dissent are removed from anywhere near a television camera.

Newspapers
Cage-fighting kids? The real problem is the kneejerk reaction
22 September 2011

Why bother with putting things into context when you can just point and screech?

Music and Performance
Even in death, Winehouse is not granted privacy or respect
26 July 2011

All that prurient poking into the singer's private life might have been part of the problem.

Steven Baxter
An elderly media tycoon and the not-so-humble pie
19 July 2011

Murdoch's news-loving Spidey-sense still tingles.

Steven Baxter
JK Rowling keeps Harry Potter fans guessing over next venture
22 June 2011

The mystery surrounding Rowling's next move is almost as exciting as the thing itself

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