Despite allegations of cronyism and
lack of credibility, the Mayor’s friend Veronica Wadley is London’s new arts chair — under her old adversary Liz Forgan. She tells Stephen Robinson why she is the best person for the job... more
With a new series of Dragons’ Den returning to our screens in the summer, executive producer Sam Lewens has an "interesting" time with the BBC show's big hitters... more
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the postal strike (and I am sure there are rights and wrong on both sides), I've already given up on my post. I don't recall it ever being so inefficient in my lifetime. ... more
Boris Johnson's culture adviser could be installed temporarily in one of London's top arts jobs under emergency plans to tackle deadlock with the Government over the appointment... more
Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall is a worthy winner of the Booker Prize but qualms have already been raised by some critics over the novel’s disservice to history... more
Boris Johnson accuses Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw of acting 'outrageously' after the Government blocked the Mayor’s choice for a top London arts job... more
Media analysis: What a great wheeze it must have seemed to the Government to solve the problems of commercial TV companies and advertisers by suggesting the ban on product placement could be lifted... more
The recruitment by Royal Bank of Scotland of bond trader Antonio Polverino from Merrill Lynch has sent City eyebrows skywards — and not just because RBS, which is 70%-owned by the taxpayer, is rewarding him so handsomely ... more
Alan Yentob is in defiant mood. After a torrid few weeks in which the BBC has come under attack for everything from sacking a 66-year-old woman to running up extravagant expense claims, Mr Yentob, one of the corporation's veteran executives, has clearly decided enough is enough.... more
The Culture Secretary, Ben Bradshaw, has attacked BBC chiefs for their refusal to support the sharing of some of the licence fee with other providers of regional news. He is quite right to do so... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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