Nick Cohen
A Marriage of Convenience
The sycophantic coverage of the royal wedding sidestepped the essential debate on the monarchy
Politically Suspect
British TV producers love the ethnic minorities but don’t give them any work
They Missed the Story
Ignoring the silenced millions, Western journalists got the Middle East all wrong
Murder Most Mundane
British crime drama should emulate a Danish series as good as anything from America
The Moral Low Ground
American TV dramas are often realistic and authentic, unlike their British counterparts
The Hounding of M. F. Husain
India’s greatest living artist has been forced out of his home country by Hindu sectarian extremists
Keane Goes Back to Basics
The BBC correspondent may have launched ‘emotional journalism’ but he has returned to reportage
Different Class
Only in Britain could a TV company get away with a drama that looks so lovingly at the past
Culture? Reach for the Remote
French TV may be dull, but it is unashamedly highbrow. Not so British broadcasting
Excellent Drama? Elementary
The BBC doesn’t know how to recognise a good series like Sherlock any more
Clouds of war and strategic delusions
Britain’s strategic outlook requires realism about the kind of conflicts we are prepared and willing to fight
Search engine: why Germany's foreign policy flounders
Europe’s economic colossus is crippled by identity politics and self-obsession. It exports instability
Alliances and dalliances
“The lethal combination of the Trump administration’s “America First” approach and many European members’ complacent, cowardly and stingy approach risks making Nato irrelevant”