Robin Aitken

Robin Peter Aitken MBE born 24 November 1952[1][2]is a British journalist who for many years worked for the BBC. His 2007 book Can We Trust the BBC? alleged pervasive and institutional left wing bias at the BBC.[3] He has held a seminar on this subject at the Thomas More Institute.[4][5] He is co-founder of the Oxford Foodbank, which collects 5 tons of food from supermarkets a week and distributes it to charities; he was made an MBE for this work in 2014.[6]

Robin Peter Aitken

MBE
Born (1952-11-24) November 24, 1952
NationalityBritish
Occupationjournalist
EmployerBBC
Notable work
Can We Trust the BBC?
Spouse(s)Sarah
Children2 daughters

Personal life

Aitkin is married to Sarah[7]and has two daughters. He lives in Oxford[8]

Works
  • "What is the loneliest job in Britain? Being a Tory at the BBC". The Daily Mail. 17 February 2007.
  • Can we trust the BBC?. Continuum. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8264-9427-6.
  • "Robin Aitken on BBC Bias". 18 Doughty Street. 19 February 2007.
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References
  1. https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/nxF9x0PTvGGj1QtFeWYjqP2GyJGEPdxoFrxakn6d8gE/application-pdf
  2. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/Xknd0H5996achXCD_VplauiOFv8/appointments
  4. "Robin Aitken – Towards a Moral Perspective in Mass Media". Thomas More Institute. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  5. "Robin Aitken on BBC Bias". 18doughtystreet. 19 February 2007.
  6. "Oxford food bank founders made MBEs in Queen's Birthday Honours".
  7. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ijRMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1
  8. http://archive.debatingmatters.com/people/robin_aitken/


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