Poll: British identity ‘is on the wane’ in Northern Ireland

British identity ‘is on the wane’ in Northern Ireland as just 17 per cent of 18-24 year-olds say that is how they view themselves as Boris Johnson marks the country’s ‘very significant’ centenary Poll suggests British identity is waning among young people in Northern Ireland Older people more likely than younger people to consider themselves … Read more

BBC’s is alienating older middle class viewers with satisfaction levels ‘starting to wane’

BBC’s desperate drive to win younger viewers is alienating older middle class ones with satisfaction levels ‘starting to wane’, Ofcom report warns Ofcom said the BBC was out of touch with large swathes of licence fee payers Satisfaction levels from over-55s and the well-off is ‘waning’ for the first time Ofcom warned that only half … Read more

RUPERT EVERETT on the pitfalls – and pratfalls – of life when your fame is on the wane

Twenty years ago, Rupert Everett — now 61 — was a hot Hollywood star, after landing leading roles opposite Madonna and Julia Roberts.  But then the phone stopped ringing, and even minor parts in the movies eluded him, as he reveals in this second extract from his caustic new memoir…  Julie Andrews once bleakly remarked … Read more