Giles Wilkes
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Giles Wilkes is a former Special Adviser to Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vincent Cable.[1]
He is now the author of his own blog http://freethinkecon.wordpress.com/. [2]
Background
After graduating from Oxford in politics, philosophy and economics, Wilkes spent a brief period in publishing before ten years working in various roles at IG Group. He has an MBA from the London Business School and in 2006 acquired a Masters in Global History from the London School of Economics.[3]
Wilkes is on the advisory board of the Economic Policy Centre.[4]
Prior to his position in Vince Cable's office, Wilkes was Chief Economist at the self-described "liberal" think-tank CentreForum.[5]
On the 25th May 2010, Wilkes posted to his blog: "This is the last post on this blog until further notice. I have unexpectedly been offered an advisory position to the new government".[6]
Contact, Resources, Notes
Contact
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gilesyb
Blog: http://freethinkingeconomist.com/
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ The Freethinkecon Accessed 18 September 2014
- ↑ Staff writers, "Giles Wilkes", The Guardian, accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Economic Policy Centre, "Advisory Board", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Staff writers, "Giles Wilkes", The Guardian, accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Giles Wilkes, "Freethinking Economist", 25.05.10, accessed 13.09.10
