The Crucial Blog

It’s funny isn’t it. For this particular writer the word Blog might have well been Block. A four-letter word that certainly didn’t require repeating due to it’s mind-sweeping qualities. I love words: a well-honed phrase, some clever wordplay, copy that has a rhythm and a music all of its own. I may not always agree with The Sun newspaper but I certainly enjoy the skill and wit of the headline writers.And it’s not always the banner...

News that the iconic charity magazine Big Issue is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week by re-inventing itself with the help of some bold new ideas, may ring warning bells across editorial departments. The revelation that Big Issue founder John Bird plans to re-train some 100 Big Issue sellers as journalists could be seen either as a worrying trend for the future of journalism or alternatively as a brave and far-sighted move to modernise this ageing...