Dan Atkinson
Encyclopedia
Dan Atkinson is a British
journalist
and author
.
He has been economics editor of The Mail on Sunday
since 2000, before which he was for ten years a financial correspondent with The Guardian
, in which role he specialised in issues of regulation and fraud. Between 1985 and 1990 he was deputy City Editor of the Press Association, which he joined after an apprenticeship and a spell as business editor at the Reading Evening Post
.
Atkinson lives in Sussex
with his wife and three children.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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.
He has been economics editor of The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday is a British conservative newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it became Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper following the closing of The News of the World in July 2011...
since 2000, before which he was for ten years a financial correspondent with The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, in which role he specialised in issues of regulation and fraud. Between 1985 and 1990 he was deputy City Editor of the Press Association, which he joined after an apprenticeship and a spell as business editor at the Reading Evening Post
Reading Evening Post
The Reading Post , is an English local newspaper covering Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas. The title page of the paper features the Maiwand Lion, a famous local landmark at Forbury Gardens...
.
Atkinson lives in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
with his wife and three children.
Works
- The Gods that Failed: How Blind Faith in Markets has Cost us Our Future by Larry ElliottLarry ElliottLarry Elliott is a British journalist and author focusing on economic issues. He is currently Economics editor at The Guardian, and has published four books on related issues, often in partnership with Dan Atkinson.-Education:Elliott was educated at St...
and Dan Atkinson (The Bodley Head, 2008). - Fantasy Island by Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson (Constable, 2007).
- Financial Mail on Sunday Complete Guide to the City by Dan Atkinson (Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
Business Books, 2002). - The Age of Insecurity by Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson (Verso Books, 1998).
- The Wrecker's Lamp: Do Currency Markets Leave Us on the Rocks? by Ruth KellyRuth KellyRuth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
and Dan Atkinson (Institute for Public Policy ResearchInstitute for Public Policy ResearchThe IPPR is the leading progressive think-tank in the UK. It produces research and policy ideas committed to upholding values of social justice, democratic reform and environmental sustainability. IPPR is based in London and IPPR North has branches in Newcastle and Manchester.It was founded in...
, 1994).