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Jonathan Maitland

The Spectator

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There is nothing worse than a bad radio advert

Hell, I have come to realise, may not be other people, but repeated, everlasting exposure to 30-second radio adverts featuring one or more of the...

13.07.2026 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland

Cost-cutting / Six ways the BBC could save money

I’m unlikely to be invited to dinner at BBC director general Matt Brittin’s any time soon but judging by the cuts he has announced, it would be...

28.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland

Cost-cutting / Six ways the BBC could save money

I’m unlikely to be invited to dinner at BBC Director General Matt Brittin’s any time soon but judging by the cuts he has announced, it would be...

27.06.2026 10

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland

Six ways the BBC could save money

I’m unlikely to be invited to dinner at BBC Director General Matt Brittin’s any time soon but judging by the cuts he has announced, it would be...

27.06.2026 20

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland

To succeed at the BBC, Matt Brittin must learn to be hated

So farewell then Tim Davie with your spotless white trainers, on-message management speak and complete lack of journalistic nous. And hello Matt...

24.03.2026 30

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Jonathan Maitland

Unknown guest / Why was this stranger in my friend’s house?

13.01.2026 40

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland

Obscenely ill-judged / The film Nuremberg is almost unforgivable

18.11.2025 40

The Spectator

Jonathan Maitland