Selected Writing

Since 2007 Tom has written a weekly column in The Journal, the daily regional newspaper published in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Journal covers North East England, from Scotland to North Yorkshire, and recently won the UK's Regional Newspaper of the Year Award.

Writing Media and Business

Tom writes regularly in The Journal, Chronicle Live, and Voice Of The North.

Here are some of his recent articles on media, television, politics and business. 









Tea With Donald Trump
(How I found out that my new-found friends aren't all they seem)








Cowell's Got Talent
(Susan Boyle lost the final of Britain's Got Talent)

Can Production Survive in the North?
(first published in "Television", the journal of the Royal Television Society)

BBC Old-News
(Has BBC News lost its agenda?)

East of the Pennines
(ITV announces the closure of its Leeds studios)

Television is Dead...
(The demise of regional production)

Boom Bang a Bang
(Can Andrew Lloyd Webber turn round the Eurovision Song Contest?)

Andrew Sachs's Granddaughter
(Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross get into hot water)

Electioneering
(Why I love elections)

Up Close And A Bit Too Personal
(Is HD TV worth having?)

Life and Death in Local Radio

What's So Funny?
(Tribute to Geoffrey Perkins, comedy guru)

No Win Situation
(Should the BBC have broadcast the Gaza appeal?)

Writing Politics

Here are a few other musings on political issues.

Immorality in Immingham
(Can the oil refinery strike be justified?)

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
(Is there hope for Zimbabwe?)

The Next Big Thing
(Was I the only one to predict the Recession?)

Children!
(Prince Harry says 'Paki' and 'Raghead')

No Win Situation
(Should the BBC have broadcast the Gaza charity appeal?)

Electioneering
(On the Campaign Trail)

Personal Writing

Below are some of his recent musings on family, friends, love and life in the North.

How Not To Look After A Baby

Life and Death in Local Radio

How Not To Drive Down a Hill

Selina Scott to the Rescue

The Vet's on Standby

Last Days of the Raj

The Horror of the Somme

Bombs on a Train

The Case of the Disappearing Date

Death in the Family


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Media & Business

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Further articles can be found in Blog From The North.
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