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Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst

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Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning writer, commentator and broadcaster, based in London. He is a former editor of The Independent, city editor of the Evening Standard, Westminster correspondent for The Independent and deputy head of the Sunday Times Insight team. He writes mostly on business, politics, media. He says he will never retire. To adapt Dr Johnson on London: "If someone tires of journalism, they tire of life."
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Britain's authorities have been accused of being slow to address growing far-right protests across the UK's towns and cities. Getty
Keir Starmer must bring far-right agitators to heel over race riots

Authorities have been slow to react to the riots but must now galvanise to defeat mindless hatred

CommentAugust 07, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Spectators watch from a fan zone set up at the Hotel de Ville, as Simone Biles, of the US, performs on the vault during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics. AP
Captivating Olympic Games a success for masterful branding

Global event unites the world every four years in a way that other occasions simply cannot match

OlympicsJuly 31, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Market traders are closely watching the US presidential election. Bloomberg
Markets ripple for Trump vs Harris race as Joe Biden leaves the stage

As Joe Biden leaves the stage, prepare for a much closer, very likely nastier, fight – one that tilts in one direction then another

CommentJuly 24, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in July at a Nato gathering. AFP
Labour’s Europe reset prioritises security over business

There’s been too much bad blood, mostly emanating from the UK side, for full-scale rapprochement

OpinionJuly 16, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Labour must remember the NHS is one of the electorate's priorities. PA
Is seeking health and wealth enough to reinvent the UK economy?

Unless Reeves and Streeting make good progress on the NHS and grow the economy, the political tide could turn

OpinionJuly 10, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Rishi Sunak conceded defeat to Keir Starmer AFP
After a historic defeat, UK’s Tories are at the mercy of Johnson and Farage

The Conservative Party brought the Labour landslide on themselves. The once-great party ran out of ideas and energy years ago

CommentJuly 05, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Labour Leader Keir Starmer arrives in Swerford, England. Getty
The National poll defines an agenda for a Keir Starmer government

UK's likely next prime minister should take note of demands for tougher stance against Israel, seeking peace in Ukraine and reducing immigration

OpinionJuly 01, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
A person rides past a mural depicting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow on Tuesday. EPA
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange did journalism no favours

His document dumps shook the world, but the subsequent legal drama has endangered the media industry

CommentJune 25, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be judged partly on ethical controversies during the Conservative Party's time in power. EPA
Election betting affair confirms time is running out for Rishi Sunak

Conservatives' lack of a moral compass is especially telling as it unites a string of scandals

CommentJune 25, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Some of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s colleagues want the Tories to get personal about his election rival Keir Starmer.
Race to become UK prime minister is about to turn very nasty

Accepted wisdom is negative campaigns lose elections but Rishi Sunak is being urged to 'go for the jugular'

OpinionJune 18, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and leader Keir Starmer have courted the City and large companies. Reuter
American investors spooked over Starmer's impact on costs and taxes

What Labour leaders have not been saying is causing apprehension especially among the big US players in the UK market

OpinionJune 11, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Private school fees in the UK have risen out of step with prices, despite the high cost for parents. PA
UK's private schools tax raid is long overdue

Soaring cost of education underlines how far private schools have strayed from their middle-class origins

OpinionJune 06, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waited for one positive piece of economic news to drop – that inflation was down – before calling a general election. Getty
Sunak relies on Tory values – and football feelgood factor – to win

As Starmer storms the opinion polls, incumbent PM hopes proven economic acumen will win him July 4 election

OpinionMay 29, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Two scandals that rocked Britain – decades apart – are part of a cycle of failure by government. AP
Ceaseless scandals show profound arrogance at heart of British establishment

It has a misplaced superiority that feeds on itself

CommentMay 22, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, left, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, centre, and Labour leader Keir Starmer at Old Trafford. Getty
Bow to Burnham: The UK’s mayors are on the up

Old Trafford‘s fateful rebuild is a sign of regional mayors becoming more powerful

CommentMay 14, 2024
Chris Blackhurst
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