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'''Robin Peter Aitken''' [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] born 24 November 1952<ref>https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/nxF9x0PTvGGj1QtFeWYjqP2GyJGEPdxoFrxakn6d8gE/application-pdf</ref><ref>https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Xknd0H5996achXCD_VplauiOFv8/appointments</ref> is a British [[journalist]] who for many years worked for the [[BBC]]. His 2007 book ''Can We Trust the BBC?'' alleged pervasive and institutional left |
'''Robin Peter Aitken''' [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] born 24 November 1952<ref>https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/nxF9x0PTvGGj1QtFeWYjqP2GyJGEPdxoFrxakn6d8gE/application-pdf</ref><ref>https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Xknd0H5996achXCD_VplauiOFv8/appointments</ref> is a British [[journalist]] who for many years worked for the [[BBC]]. His 2007 book ''Can We Trust the BBC?'' alleged pervasive and institutional left-wing bias at the BBC.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bSy8bWuuWQU]</ref> He has held a seminar on this subject at the [[Thomas More Institute]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thomasmoreinstitute.org.uk/node/63 | title = Robin Aitken – Towards a Moral Perspective in Mass Media | date = 24 April 2008 | publisher = Thomas More Institute | access-date = 2010-02-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723141042/http://www.thomasmoreinstitute.org.uk/node/63 | archive-date = 2011-07-23 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_WEZloX2fQ&NR=1 | title = Robin Aitken on BBC Bias | publisher = 18doughtystreet | date = 19 February 2007}}</ref> He is co-founder of the Oxford Foodbank and was made an MBE for this work in 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-27794561 | title = Oxford food bank founders made MBEs in Queen's Birthday Honours}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 15:10, 31 July 2021
Robin Peter Aitken | |
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| Born | November 24, 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Employer | BBC |
| Notable work | Can We Trust the BBC? |
| Spouse | Sarah |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Robin Peter Aitken MBE born 24 November 1952[1][2] is a British journalist who for many years worked for the BBC. His 2007 book Can We Trust the BBC? alleged pervasive and institutional left-wing bias at the BBC.[3] He has held a seminar on this subject at the Thomas More Institute.[4][5] He is co-founder of the Oxford Foodbank and was made an MBE for this work in 2014.[6]
Personal life
Aitkin is married to Sarah[7] and has two daughters. He lives in Oxford.[8]
Works
- Can we trust the BBC?. Continuum. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8264-9427-6.
References
- ^ https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/nxF9x0PTvGGj1QtFeWYjqP2GyJGEPdxoFrxakn6d8gE/application-pdf
- ^ https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Xknd0H5996achXCD_VplauiOFv8/appointments
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Robin Aitken – Towards a Moral Perspective in Mass Media". Thomas More Institute. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Robin Aitken on BBC Bias". 18doughtystreet. 19 February 2007.
- ^ "Oxford food bank founders made MBEs in Queen's Birthday Honours".
- ^ Aitken, Robin (January 2013). Can We Still Trust the BBC?. ISBN 9781472900890.
- ^ http://archive.debatingmatters.com/people/robin_aitken/
External links
- BBC Insider Exposes BBC Bias & Lack of Diversity of Opinion. Out of Touch BBC is Its Own Worst Enemy, New Cultural Forum, 1 March 2020
- Liddle, Rod (25 February 2007). "Troubles with Auntie?". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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