- Ian Wishart is a business journalist, currently working in Brussels. He worked on regional newspapers in England and Wales until 2010. Shortlisted for UK regional education journalist of the year 2009. He was education correspondent of the Leicester Mercury between 2006 and 2010. He is now business reporter for European Voice, an Economist Group newspaper. This blog is wholly unconnected with that role and the views here are entirely personal. ________________________________
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The end of loyalty
There’s a common theme, albeit subtle, running through some of the recent education stories I’ve reported on. And there’s a link to the challenges facing my profession, journalism, in the 21st century too. The proliferation of choice and the free … Continue reading
Posted in Education analysis, Read all about it
Tagged BBC World Service, blogs, education, Eyres Monsell, internet, journalism, Judgemeadow College, loyalty, Margaret Thatcher, Peter Horrocks, population, recession, redundancy, Riverside, Rolleston Primary School, Rushey Mead School, Samworth Academy, teaching assistants, Tony Blair, Twitter
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Peter Andre and Jordan for people with a brain
I’ve begun wondering, is politics just the equivalent of Peter Andre and Jordan for people who daren’t be seen reading the Daily Star? Who has Gordon sacked now? Which cabinet minister has bitched about which other? Have you heard about … Continue reading
Posted in Where do the ducks go when the lagoon gets frozen over?
Tagged BSF, elections, European elections, Gordon Brown, gossip, Hazel Blears, Iran, John Major, Jordan, journalism, Leicester City Council, Margaret Thatcher, Martin Robinson, Peter Andre, politics, Ross Grant, Sarah Russell, Twitter
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