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Jenny Abramsky

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We don’t need a collective mea culpa from the BBC

05.08.09
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

Headteachers — not money — make state schools work

09.07.09
Despite the millions Labour has poured into education, we live in a city with a chronic shortage of reputable secondary schools ... more

Mervyn is bold enough to speak his mind at last

26.03.09
So what's got into Mervyn King? Months of fuming and frustration at the posturing and point-scoring by politicians finally seem to have got the better of the Bank of England Governor - hence, at last, he has spoken his mind. He can do so in the knowledge his position is nigh impregnable.... more

Historic gems threatened by halving of Lottery funds

24.03.09
Britain's historic landscapes and buildings are under threat after severe funding cuts, the new chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund warns... more

Heritage fund gives its entire grant to protect masterpiece

19.11.08
The campaign to save a Titian masterpiece has received a £10 million boost... more

Now for the East London Line

19.11.08
Judging from the Prime Minister's rhetoric after the G20 summit, governments should be spending their way out of recession... more

Art & design

08.10.08
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more

Three cheers for the Proms — now will the BBC learn?

12.09.08
Tomorrow night’s Last Night of the Proms is the finalé to a spectacular season — and a reminder to the corporation of what it can achieve... more

No pay rise for This Morning's Fern Britton after that gastric band controversy

15.07.08
Fern Britton has had her pay frozen after the controversy over her gastric band surgery. She has accepted a £700,000-a-year deal to present This Morning.... more

Dreams for digital radio turn sour after GCap axes stations

13.02.08
The enforced strategic retreat from digital audio broadcasting by GCap Media may not herald the end of DAB, but it certainly begs many questions about its future... more

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