24-10-2021, 11:18 AM
Faisal Islam is an interesting possibility (who I’d forgotten about until I saw his name on the list). He was good at Sky and has been pretty good at the Beeb (although has probably written enough stuff that could be perceived as ‘anti-government’ during his time in economics that it could be a tricky appointment.
I do wonder though if looking at the role overall could make sense? Maybe splitting it into a Westminster Editor who is focused on day-to-day reporting and scoop getting around Parliament and the UK government and a Political Editor who takes more of a UK-wide view (so is plugged into the devolved assemblies) and does longer-form stuff.
I do wonder though if looking at the role overall could make sense? Maybe splitting it into a Westminster Editor who is focused on day-to-day reporting and scoop getting around Parliament and the UK government and a Political Editor who takes more of a UK-wide view (so is plugged into the devolved assemblies) and does longer-form stuff.