DAVID GAFFNEY says the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry has raised questions about the ethics of corporate communications There’s a classic comedy sketch by David Mitchell and Robert Webb which depicts two Nazi soldiers in the trenches. Mitchell’s character is deeply troubled by the skull emblem on their caps and, as the reality of the […]
Shameless interview recalls a ghost of Christmas past
DAVID GAFFNEY says seeking redemption doesn’t always go to plan, as Baroness Mone discovered It is more than four years now since Emily Maitlis conducted that BBC interview with Prince Andrew, which left viewers far beyond the royal household wide-eyed and slack-jawed with disbelief. Not to mention the manager of Pizza Express in Woking. During […]
Authors lose the plot in fossil fuel drama
Threats of boycotts over Baillie Gifford’s sponsorship of the Edinburgh Book Festival are missing the point, says DAVID GAFFNEY The best authors devote countless hours to conducting research on every aspect of their work. So I was surprised to hear that more than 50 writers and participants in this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival had threatened […]