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|birth_date=30 March 1977 | |birth_date=30 March 1977 | ||
| + | |ethnicity=Jewish | ||
|birth_place=Edinburgh | |birth_place=Edinburgh | ||
|constitutes=journalist | |constitutes=journalist | ||
| + | |alma_mater= Loretto School, George Watson's College,Emmanuel College (Cambridge) | ||
|description=UK journalist who wrote in November 2020 that ''Vaccine passports are only for fantasy land'' | |description=UK journalist who wrote in November 2020 that ''Vaccine passports are only for fantasy land'' | ||
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| + | |title=Columnist | ||
| + | |start=2005 | ||
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| + | |employer=The Times | ||
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| − | '''Hugo James Rifkind''' | + | }} |
| − | [[image:Hugo Rifkind vaccine passports are only 'fantasy land'.png| | + | '''Hugo James Rifkind''' is a British journalist who has been columnist for ''[[The Times]]'' since [[2005]], and also does some radio programs for ''Times Radio''. |
| − | == Background == | + | |
| + | [[image:Hugo Rifkind vaccine passports are only 'fantasy land'.png|left|450px|thumb|<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/talk-of-covid-passports-really-isnt-a-power-grab-fwlc73lkw</ref>]] | ||
| + | ==Background== | ||
Hugo Rifkind was born to [[Malcolm Rifkind]], a UK politician with [[deep state]] connections. | Hugo Rifkind was born to [[Malcolm Rifkind]], a UK politician with [[deep state]] connections. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Rifkind began his career in corporate journalism as an editorial assistant for the show business website Peoplenews.com, before becoming a freelance writer for ''[[The Times]]'' and the <!-- The 'London' prefix only dates from 2009. -->''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'', and a columnist for ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'' in Glasgow from 2002 to 2005. | ||
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| + | In ''The Times'', Rifkind writes a Tuesday opinion column, and a satirical diary ("My Week") in the style of a public figure in the news, and a television review column, both on Saturdays. From 2007 to 2017 he wrote a fortnightly column for ''[[The Spectator]]'', striking a liberal, pro-European tone which ran against the magazine's conservative, Eurosceptic editorial line. Frequently his columns expressed concern about "[[anthropogenic global warming]]", a concept which ''The Spectator''{{'}}s other writers often argue against.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/13/pressandpublishing</ref> | ||
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| + | In August 2014, Rifkind was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''[[The Guardian]]'' expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|referendum on that issue]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/celebrities-open-letter-scotland-independence-full-text</ref> | ||
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| + | Rifkind began presenting a programme on Saturday mornings on the digital radio station [[Times Radio]] in July 2020.<ref>https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/06/launch-date-and-schedule-revealed-for-times-radio/</ref> | ||
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| + | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| Born | 30 March 1977 Edinburgh | |||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Jewish | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Loretto School, George Watson's College, Emmanuel College (Cambridge) | |||||||||||||
| Parents | Malcolm Rifkind | |||||||||||||
UK journalist who wrote in November 2020 that Vaccine passports are only for fantasy land
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Hugo James Rifkind is a British journalist who has been columnist for The Times since 2005, and also does some radio programs for Times Radio.
Background
Hugo Rifkind was born to Malcolm Rifkind, a UK politician with deep state connections.
Career
Rifkind began his career in corporate journalism as an editorial assistant for the show business website Peoplenews.com, before becoming a freelance writer for The Times and the Evening Standard, and a columnist for The Herald in Glasgow from 2002 to 2005.
In The Times, Rifkind writes a Tuesday opinion column, and a satirical diary ("My Week") in the style of a public figure in the news, and a television review column, both on Saturdays. From 2007 to 2017 he wrote a fortnightly column for The Spectator, striking a liberal, pro-European tone which ran against the magazine's conservative, Eurosceptic editorial line. Frequently his columns expressed concern about "anthropogenic global warming", a concept which The Spectator 's other writers often argue against.[2]
In August 2014, Rifkind was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[3]
Rifkind began presenting a programme on Saturday mornings on the digital radio station Times Radio in July 2020.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/talk-of-covid-passports-really-isnt-a-power-grab-fwlc73lkw
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/13/pressandpublishing
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/celebrities-open-letter-scotland-independence-full-text
- ↑ https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/06/launch-date-and-schedule-revealed-for-times-radio/
