Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst is widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost financial journalists and commentators, writing across a broad range of subjects.

He was Editor of The Independent from 2011 to 2013. Previously, he was City Editor of the Evening Standard.

He has written the main interview with a leading business or political figure for Management Today, the leading business monthly magazine, for the past 22 years, and has contributed to numerous other magazines and publications, as well as appearing regularly on television and radio and making public speeches.

He has received several awards from the British Press Awards and the London Press Club, as well as TSB Financial Journalist of the Year and Business Journalist of the Year.

His acclaimed Too Big To Jail on HSBC and the Mexican drug cartels was published by Macmillan in 2022. It has been optioned for a TV series by JK Media.

His The World's Biggest Cash Machine, the story of the Glazer's acquisition and running of Manchester United was published in October 2023.

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