Will Dunn
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Will Dunn
@willdunn.bsky.social
Business editor, New Statesman
It is bewildering. I have tried several times via FOI to get the BBC to say how much it spends buying in US shows that are already available in the UK on US platforms, and they have consistently refused to tell me
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
It is Sam Wass, @profsamwass.bsky.social, speaking to the DCMS committee - the whole session is available to watch here parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

and my glib skecth about it is in this week's New Statesman or here www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
How Big Tech ruined kids' TV
On YouTube, the line between entertainment and sedation grows ever thinner
www.newstatesman.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 PM
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
RPI, because I used Nationwide's index and that uses RPI - but I'd argue neither line says "the bouyant property market will fund your retirement"
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Which has helped provide very large sums to the Russia state www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Britain’s gift to Putin
British companies continue to play a significant part in Russia’s economy of oil and gas.
www.newstatesman.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Including the fact that many of these ships are brokered and insured from London www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
Revealed: how the City of London keeps Putin’s oil flowing
The Russian war machine is being helped by British companies.
www.newstatesman.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM