EU politics
Tom Mills: Can the Ruling Class Speak?
Talking about elites isn’t just the realm of conspiracy theorists. In fact, it’s a vital component of left-wing politics. Read here
Tom Mills
EU politics
Politics Theory Other – Tom Mills on reforming the UK media
Tom Mills joins Politics Theory Other to discuss the problems of the UK media, the Labour Party leadership’s proposals for media reform, and the media class’s aversion to workplace democracy. Listen here
Media
Tom Mills – We need Democratic Media, not State Media
Europe needs democratic media, not state media. The case made by Tom Mills is relevant for most state media in Europe. State media has become synonymous with established political parties and business interests, alienated, when […]
EU politics
Tom Mills – The wind of change is blowing through Britain and the BBC
There is currently so much political upheaval in Britain that one might not be able to see the forest for the trees. The panic of the establishment is palpable. It is not only the right […]
Fake News
Tom Mills and Dan Hind: Public Ownership of the Public Sphere
Two quotes from long ago sum up the current situation in the Media: A. J. Liebling wrote „Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one”; and Hannen Swaffer claimed “Freedom of […]
Media
Tom Mills: Britain – Even centrists are losing faith in the BBC
This is problem with what used to called “balanced journalism”: serve elite interests and maintain public trust. As the elite moves towards the neo-liberal creed of winner take all, this practice has been jettisoned. Mill has […]
Fake News
Tom Mills – The Legacy of Edward Herman
Ask a critical journalist what was one of the most influential books upon their thinking and they will answer Manufacturing Consent by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky. Through the years it has remained a lodestar […]