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Robert Beck

Manchester
As seen in: Good Morning Britain, BBC, The Guardian, Sovos
Covers:  Current Affairs, Consumer, Money, Scams, Fraud, LGBT+ Issues, Climate Change, Educational Content
Producer, Good Morning Britain Previously: Podcast Producer (In This Place: Gaychester) - Articles for @guardian & @bbcbitesize

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I'm a freelance Journalist as well as a TV & Podcast Producer.

I've worked on content across a wide range of different current affairs areas but have a few topics I've specialised in.

Consumer
I've worked on Watchdog and Rip Off Britain, along with a variety of other consumer TV programs. I also written for The Guardian Money.

LGBT+
I devised, developed and produced a podcast which you can listen to on BBC Sounds - In This Place: Gaychester, a look at the LGBT+ history of the city across six ep…

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Paddy & Christine McGuinness - Our Family and Autism: Advice for parents

Paddy & Christine McGuinness - Our Family and Autism: Advice for parents

Paddy and Christine McGuinness have three autistic children. As they explain in the BBC documentary Our Famil…

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How to talk to your child about climate change

How to talk to your child about climate change

Children can often ask difficult questions, so when they start grilling you about “why is the sky blue?” or “…

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VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to 'scrap the tax'

VAT: from Covid tests to child car seats, there are calls to 'scrap the tax'

The start of 2021 brought with it the end of the “tampon tax”. After years of campaigning, the government fin…

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Keep learning or play? Parents share their summer plans for their kids

Keep learning or play? Parents share their summer plans for their kids

This year some parents might feel pressure to help their children catch up over the summer, while some might …

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GCSE Results Day: Parents' fears and expert advice

GCSE Results Day: Parents' fears and expert advice

Anyone who's taken exams will remember their results day - the stress and sweaty palms, anxious to receive th…

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How to help your child avoid anxiety as restrictions ease

How to help your child avoid anxiety as restrictions ease

This summer we've been seeing a gradual lifting of restrictions (albeit with some delays) and life in the UK …

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The University Management is Shamelessly Pitting Students Against Striking Staff

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By Robert Beck
| The Student
In response to the recent decision to strike from the University and Colleges Union Edinburgh branch (UCUE), our Associate Principal, Lucy Evans, sent out quite the email.
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One Coin, Two Sides: Print Week Vs. Online Week

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By Robert Beck, Urvish Lodha
| The Student
Taking up the mantle for one of next year’s Heads of Distribution, I thought now would be a fitting time to assert just how superior our physical newspaper is… although please believe I get the irony of this being published online only. Now, I’m not a hoarder or anything close to the sort, but god do I love physical media; how good it feels to hold the paper in your hands and (okay I can admit this is weird) even the smell of a fresh print is amazing.
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Our University’s New Senior Lay Member: A Reminder of the Importance of Voting

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By Robert Beck
| The Student
Following the recent election, Dr Frank Armstrong will hold the mantle of Senior Lay Member of the University Court — the governing body directing and regulating the business decisions of the university. He will begin the position on 1 August under his campaign agenda of ‘Rebalance’, a proposed adjustment of court proceedings to prioritise an analysis of student and staff voices; the real results of this, however, will take time to anticipate.
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