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Desert Island Discs
The ‘critics’ versus the public… Listeners sail to the rescue of Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs. [Indy] “…despite the media hoo-hah surrounding her appointment, Young has managed to gain approval from the one group that really matters: Desert Island Discs’ loyal band of listeners. Sources at the BBC say audience figures for her opening…
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Hobbes vs. Question Time
We invest a lot in opinion and opinion formers. As the BBC tenders for Question Time, it might be worth considering the value of public deliberation. Here’s the philosopher Thomas Hobbes writing about deliberative assemblies in De Cive: there all have an opportunity to show their wisdom, knowledge, and eloquence, in deliberating matters of the…