Difference between revisions of "Giles Wilkes"

From Powerbase
Jump to: navigation, search
(updated at FT leader writer)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Giles Wilkes''' is a former special adviser to secretary of state for business, innovation and skills [[Vincent Cable]].<ref>Department of Information Services, "[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04810.pdf Parliamentary Information List]", accessed 07.09.10</ref>
 
{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Giles Wilkes''' is a former special adviser to secretary of state for business, innovation and skills [[Vincent Cable]].<ref>Department of Information Services, "[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04810.pdf Parliamentary Information List]", accessed 07.09.10</ref>
  
He is now a leader writer for the ''Financial Times''. He previously maintained a blog at  http://freethinkecon.wordpress.com/. <ref> [http://freethinkecon.wordpress.com/about/ The Freethinkecon] Accessed 18 September 2014 </ref>
+
He is now a leader writer for the ''Financial Times''.
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Line 10: Line 10:
 
Prior to his position in Vince Cable's office, Wilkes was chief economist at the self-described "liberal" think-tank [[CentreForum]].<ref>Staff writers, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/giles-wilkes Giles Wilkes]", ''The Guardian'', accessed 13.09.10</ref>
 
Prior to his position in Vince Cable's office, Wilkes was chief economist at the self-described "liberal" think-tank [[CentreForum]].<ref>Staff writers, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/giles-wilkes Giles Wilkes]", ''The Guardian'', accessed 13.09.10</ref>
  
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".<ref>Giles Wilkes, "[http://freethinkingeconomist.com/ Freethinking Economist]", 25.05.10, accessed 13.09.10</ref>
+
On 25 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".<ref>Giles Wilkes, "[http://freethinkingeconomist.com/ Freethinking Economist]", 25.05.10, accessed 13.09.10</ref> He started blogging again after leaving his spad role in 2014 <ref> http://freethinkecon.wordpress.com/. <ref> [http://freethinkecon.wordpress.com/about/ The Freethinkecon] Accessed 18 September 2014 </ref>, more sporadically since becoming an FT leader writer.
  
 
==Contact, Resources, Notes==
 
==Contact, Resources, Notes==

Revision as of 02:26, 26 May 2015

Revolving Door.jpg This article is part of the Revolving Door project of Spinwatch.


Giles Wilkes is a former special adviser to secretary of state for business, innovation and skills Vincent Cable.[1]

He is now a leader writer for the Financial Times.

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.[2]

Wilkes is on the advisory board of the Economic Policy Centre.[3]

Prior to his position in Vince Cable's office, Wilkes was chief economist at the self-described "liberal" think-tank CentreForum.[4]

On 25 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".[5] He started blogging again after leaving his spad role in 2014 Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag, more sporadically since becoming an FT leader writer.

Contact, Resources, Notes

Contact

Twitter: http://twitter.com/gilesyb
Blog: http://freethinkingeconomist.com/

Resources

Notes

  1. Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
  2. Staff writers, "Giles Wilkes", The Guardian, accessed 13.09.10
  3. Economic Policy Centre, "Advisory Board", accessed 13.09.10
  4. Staff writers, "Giles Wilkes", The Guardian, accessed 13.09.10
  5. Giles Wilkes, "Freethinking Economist", 25.05.10, accessed 13.09.10