Mother Beeb

Here is a fascinating review of John Lloyd's latest book on the pernicious effect, in his mind at least, of the British media in politics. Interesting, that Lloyd seems to have picked up an increasingly popular view that the media should refrain from assuming a powerful role in managing people's minds. Seems like a hopelessly unrealistic criticism. After all if the media does not control us then who will? LRB | Thomas Jones : Short Cuts