Duncan Weldon
| Duncan Weldon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Duncan Weldon 1982 Northumberland, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | BBC (2014-present), Labour Party |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Duncan Weldon is a former political advisor and journalist. He was appointed as BBC Newsnight's Economics and Business editor in 2014.[1]
Weldon joined the Labour Party at age 18.[1]
Prior to joining the BBC, he worked as an advisor for Harriet Harman MP and as an economist at the Trades Union Congress.[2]
Weldon previously wrote blogs at the Left Foot Forward website,[3] LabourList and The Fabian Society.[4]
References
- 1 2 Rayner, Gordon (21 March 2014). "Newsnight economics editor Duncan Weldon's 'embarrassing' fascist past" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Newsnight boss defends top job for left-winger".
- ↑ "Duncan Weldon - Left Foot Forward". leftfootforward.org.
- ↑ "BBC chiefs in bias storm as Newsnight hires TUC man".
| Media offices | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Mason |
Economics Editor: BBC Newsnight 2014 – present |
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