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Alex Brummer (born 25 May 1949) is an English economics commentator, working as a journalist, editor, and author. He has been the city editor of the ''
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'' (London) since May 2000, where he writes a daily column on economics and finance. He was the financial editor of ''
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'' between 1990 and 1999. He is a regular contributor to ''
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'' (London), writing extensively on business, the media, the
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, and Middle East policy. Brummer also writes "The Money" article for the ''
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'' and is a member of the editorial advisory board of ''
Jewish Renaissance ''Jewish Renaissance'' is a quarterly cultural magazine, founded in October 2001, covering Jewish culture, arts and communities in Britain and beyond. It is edited by Rebecca Taylor, a former News Editor at ''Time Out London''. Scope and con ...
'' magazine. He is a Vice-President of the
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.


Career

Born in
Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, he has a degree in economics and politics from the
University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...
and an MBA from
Bradford University The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...
Management Centre. Brummer began his career at
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and
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between 1970 and 1972. He then joined ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' as the Financial Correspondent. He was the main reporter on the fringe banking crisis of 1973/4 and the 1976 sterling crisis. In 1979, he became the US financial and Washington correspondent for ''The Guardian''. He covered the
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
,
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, and 1988 US presidential elections for the newspaper. His work in this area earned him the 1989
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award for the best foreign correspondent in the US. Brummer then took up positions as a foreign editor and financial editor, and completed his twenty-six-year tenure at ''The Guardian'' as associate editor. He worked as consultant editor for the ''Financial Mail'' on Sunday between 1999 and 2000 and was voted Financial Journalist of the Year at the
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. In 2000, he became the city editor of the ''
Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...
''. Brummer covered the 2003
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, and led the newspaper's coverage on the 2007 run on
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, collapse of
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, and subsequent
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. On 4 February 2009, Brummer appeared as a witness at the
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, along with
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(BBC),
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(''Financial Times''),
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(''The Guardian''), and Jeff Randall (Sky News) to answer questions on the role of the media in financial stability and "whether financial journalists should operate under any form of reporting restrictions during banking crises".


Honours

In 2014 Brummer was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of the University by Bradford University.


Books

*'' James Hanson: a Biography'' (London: Fourth Estate, 1994) *''
Arnold Weinstock Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock, Kt. OMRI, (29 July 1924 – 23 July 2002) was an English industrialist and businessman known for making General Electric Company one of Britain's most profitable companies. The City criticized Weinstock for ...
: The Life and Times of Britain's Premier Industrialist'' (London: HarperCollinsBusiness, 1998). *''The Crunch: The Scandals of
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and the Looming Credit Crisis'' (London: Random House Business Books, 2008). *''The Crunch: How Greed and Incompetence Sparked the Credit Crisis'' (London: Random House Business Books, 2009). *''The Great Pensions Robbery: How the politicians betrayed retirement'' (London: Random House Business Books, 2011). *''Britain for Sale: British Companies in Foreign Hands – the Hidden Threat to Our Economy'' (London: Random House Business Books, 2012). *''Bad Banks: Greed, Incompetence and the Next Global Crisis'' (London: Random House Business Book, 2014). *''The Great British Reboot: How the UK Can Thrive in a Turbulent World'' (London: Yale University Press, 2020).


Prizes

*Best Foreign Correspondent in the United States,
Overseas Press Club The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents. The wire service reporter Carol Weld was a founding member, as was the war correspondent Peggy Hull. The club seeks to maintain ...
(1989). *Financial Journalist of the Year,
British Press Awards The Press Awards, formerly the British Press Awards, is an annual ceremony that celebrates the best of British journalism. History Established in 1962 by ''The People'' and '' World's Press News'', the first award ceremony for the then-named '' ...
(1999). *Best City Journalist, Media Awards (2000). *Senior Financial Journalist of the Year, Wincott Prize (2001). *Newspaper Journalist of the Year, Work Foundation (2002). *Business Journalist of the Year,
World Leadership Forum The Leadership Forum (previously the World Leadership Forum, Ltd.) was a non-governmental organisation devoted to the development of leadership in a number of key areas including communication, education and policy, that operated from October 2000 ...
(2006). *Commentator of the Year,
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(2006). *Magazine Commentator of the Year (
New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...
), The Comment Awards (2009). *Financial Journalist of the Year,
City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United King ...
(2013).


Positions

*''
The Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...
'' City Editor (2000–present) *''
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'' Assistant Editor (1998–1999) *''The Guardian'' Financial Editor (1990–1999) *''The Guardian'' Foreign Editor (1989) *''The Guardian''
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
Bureau Chief (1985–1989) *''The Guardian'' Washington
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(1979–1985).


Online sources


Alex Brummer's ''New Statesman'' articlesAlex Brummer's ''Jewish Chronicle'' articles
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(London: A & C Black, 2006) *
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People of Today (London: Debrett's Peerage, 2006)
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(Cision UK, 2007)
Israel's economy: the in-trayFathom: For a deeper understanding of Israel and the region
30 January 2013 *''First Industrial Nation meets Start-Up Nation'' i
Fathom
Spring (2016)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brummer, Alex 1949 births Living people Daily Mail journalists The Guardian journalists English male journalists English Jewish writers Alumni of the University of Southampton Alumni of the University of Bradford