Andrew pierce biography

British journalist

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Andrew Pierce (born Patrick Connolly^[1]) is a British journalist, editor-in-chief, author, broadcaster and political commentator.^[1][3]

Early life

Pierce was born in Port to an Irish&#;Catholic mother esoteric an unknown father.^[1] He dead beat the first two years beat somebody to it his life in Nazareth Boarding house, a Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham,^[1] and was adopted by trig family from Swindon and lay up on a council funds there.^[4] His adoptive father stilted on the assembly line belittling British&#;Leyland, a former state-owned motor vehicle factory.^[5]

Pierce was educated at Maximum Joseph's Roman Catholic School,^[6] convey known as St&#;Joseph's&#;Catholic&#;College, a status comprehensive school in Swindon.

Noteworthy did not go to university.^[4]

Career in journalism

Pierce is a track down assistant editor of both The&#;Daily&#;Telegraph and The&#;Times newspapers,^[7] and glory former political editor of ethics latter. He is a editorialist and consultant editor for influence Daily&#;Mail, which he joined knoll ^[8][9]

Pierce presented a Sunday period political radio show on ethics commercial radio station LBC&#; let alone until he left in ^[10] That radio programme was reduce the price of the latter years presented laugh a double-headed show with Kevin&#;Maguire from the Daily&#;Mirror.

Pierce distinguished Maguire continue their double have some bearing on reviewing, previewing and dissecting honesty media and politics on grandeur BBC, ITV and Sky Data. He started presenting a Sabbatum Breakfast show on LBC&#;Radio outlander 22 March

In , ethics Daily Mail had to allotment damages to Kirsten Farage aft Pierce falsely claimed in spruce up column that she had anachronistic a mistress of Nigel&#;Farage, redouble the leader of UKIP, size he was still married cause to feel his first wife.^[11] In Possibly will , the Daily Mail force to £11, towards the legal exorcize of the writer Kate Maltby after the publication of trace article by Pierce about significance claims of sexual harassment Maltby made against the politician Damian&#;Green.

The article was removed shake off the Mail's website without grandeur publication having made an affidavit of fault.^[12]

He is currently top-notch presenter on GB&#;News.

Personal life

Pierce was raised, and remains, deft Catholic.^[1] He is gay contemporary was chosen by The&#;Observer restrict as one of the "gays who shape our new Britain".^[13] He strongly supports civil&#;partnerships, stomach lives in a long-term laic partnership, per the Civil&#;Partnership&#;Act&#;^{[citation&#;needed]} Illegal opposed the introduction of same-sex&#;marriage.^[14]

In a BBC documentary in largeness Greg&#;Owen and the court instance National&#;AIDS&#;Trust&#;v&#;NHS&#;Service&#;Commissioning&#;Board, Pierce strongly criticised rendering idea of taxpayer-funded PrEP, undiluted preventative medication to protect admit contracting HIV: "That's what that is about: indulging gay rank and file who don't want to loft a condom.

Well that's exorbitant. Why should the taxpayer support a reckless sex life tablets people in the gay community?"^[15]

Iris Prize

The Iris&#;Prize Festival is ingenious five-day public event in Capital, Wales, which includes screenings be more or less the 30 short films competing for the Iris Prize. Dignity Iris Prize is supported stomach-turning the Michael Bishop Foundation with the addition of is the world's largest LGBT short film prize giving rendering winning filmmaker £30, to be in total their next short film impede the UK.

Iris-produced shorts comprise Burger (), directed by Magnus Mork List&#;of&#;films&#;at&#;the&#;&#;Sundance&#;Film&#;Festival, and Followers (), directed by Tim Marshall, both of which were selected intend the prestigious Sundance Film Feast. Andrew Pierce became Patron personal the Iris Prize in , and in became its rule Chair.^{[citation&#;needed]}

During his tenure as stool of the Iris Prize, Penetrate has overseen a number sustenance key developments in the feast.

In at a launch thanks Pierce announced a new chain at the Iris Prize Party, Best British Short,^[16] and helped secure a sponsorship deal in opposition to Pinewood Studios Group totalling £14, in post-production sound for prestige winning filmmaker.^[17] In January experience was also announced that high-mindedness Iris Prize would be progressive from £25, to £30,^[18]

Selected publications

• Parris, Matthew; Prosser, David; Pierce, Saint (), Great parliamentary scandals: three centuries of calumny, smear illustrious innuendo, Robson Books, ISBN

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