Rob BlackhurstThe Liberal: Raiding the Collecting Tin
The Liberal
Autumn 2005
Posted at 00:00 GMT, 12th November 2005.
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Posts from 2005
International Herald Tribune: Yo Jeeves! The Americanisation of Britain
International Herald Tribune
October 2005
Posted at 12:00 BST, 3rd October 2005.
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The Independent: Clouding The Atmosphere
The Independent
September 19, 2005
For decades, corporations have known that, if they lobby for their own interests, public opinion won't take them seriously. Whatever their sugar-coated words, we'll be aware that they are speaking not out of public- spiritedness but to protect the share-options of their boards.
Posted at 12:00 BST, 19th September 2005.
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British Journalism Review: The Freeloading Generation
British Journalism Review
September 1, 2005
Posted at 12:00 BST, 1st September 2005.
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FT Magazine: A Comprehensive Rethink
FT Weekend
August 27, 2005
Was mixed-ability schooling a noble ideal or an educational disaster? A product of the system revisits his alma mater to test his belief in the much-maligned idea
Posted at 12:00 BST, 27th August 2005.
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Independent Leading article: Robin Cook - A loss for all of us
A few years back I did some leader-writing for the Independent and Independent on Sunday. The experience can be pretty terrifying - especially when asked to write with an hour to spare about something that you've never thought about for more than a few seconds. But occasionally the adrenaline flows, the cogs run smoothly, and it feels like the best job in the world.
This leader on Robin Cook's death was written in a frantic newsroom on a saturday afternoon. The carefully prepared lead of the paper, prepared over days, had to be jettisoned, as news-desks used their contacts in the highland rescue teams to confirm whether the rumours were true that Cook had, in fact, died on a Scottish mountainside. I wrote this piece in about twenty minutes, shouted at all the way, to make the first edition.
Tagged: Independent Editorials
Posted at 00:00 BST, 7th August 2005.
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Independent Leading Article: the London Bombings
31 July 2005
Tagged: Independent Editorials
Posted at 12:00 BST, 31st July 2005.
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International Herald Tribune: My kingdom for my kitty
The International Herald Tribune
April 2, 2005
Posted at 12:00 BST, 2nd April 2005.
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Dazed and Confused: The Dazed Guide to Political Enlightenment
Contributions to Dazed and Confused's "Guide to Political Enlightenment" for the 2005 General Election
Dazed and Confused
Spring 2005
Posted at 00:00 BST, 1st April 2005.
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The New Statesman: The sad decline of the policy-wonks
New Statesman
January 31, 2005
The sad decline of the policy wonks; Rob Blackhurst finds that London's think-tanks, enslaved by corporate sponsors, no longer have a significant influence on the political parties
Tagged: New Statesman
Posted at 12:00 GMT, 31st January 2005.
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New Statesman: Haven't we all got enough on our plates?
New Statesman
January 31, 2005
Rob Blackhurst prefers centralised control freakery to the inefficiency and corruption of devolved power. Most people, he argues, are too busy to run schools and hospitals
Tagged: New Statesman
Posted at 12:00 GMT, 31st January 2005.
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