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Covers:  business, travel, environment, latin america, india, development, human rights, human rights, sustainability, books
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Oliver Balch is a British independent journalist and author. Subjects of interest include: sustainability, business, environment, travel, philanthropy, and books. Bylines in The Guardian, The Financial Times, Reuters, Positive News, and many other international media.

Literary agent, Georgina Capel: georgina@georginacapel.com
Speaking: Great British Talent: steve@greatbritishtalent.com

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Oliver Balch is a freelance writer specialising in the role of business in society. He is the author of India…

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Amsterdam’s charms as a European employment hub

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By Oliver Balch 
| Financial Times
A tourist honeypot famed for 17th-century canals, narrow gabled houses and a cannabis café scene, Amsterdam might seem an unlikely hub...
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Life after: confronting a killer

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By Oliver Balch 
| Positive News
Thanks to a restorative justice programme, Joan Scourfield is sharing a stage with the man who killed her son to talk about forgiveness If there is such a thing as righteous anger, surely it’s that of a mother after the senseless snatching away of her child’s life. Joan Scourfield lived that experience. Her son died from a single punch on a night that began like thousands of others across the UK.
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When did you last see your siblings?

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By Oliver Balch 
| The Spectator Australia
Who’s the Favourite?: The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships Oneworld, pp.336, 18.99 I recently arranged to have dinner with my brother and sister. No big occasion. Just a casual pub meal on a normal weeknight. As the eldest, my sister naturally chose the venue. As the youngest, my brother kept us entertained. Me, the middle child, I mostly sat and listened. It was fun. We caught up on news, reminisced, laughed and, true to form, studiously avoided any old hurts.
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