BLOGROLL
Here are a few inspirational friends, organisations and products I like - you might like them, too:
- Friends:
Christian Guy - director of the CSJ + Westminster Forum, London, UK
Gabriel Smy - writer / novelist / Fusion, Cambridge, UK
Simon Elgar - Owner, Elgar web and iPhone app design, Surrey, UK
Steve Sanderson - Microsoft Programming guru, UK / USA
Asha Iside - TV host - MTV, Myspace, X-Factor, L.A., USA
Daisy Mazzoncini - Fine artist and tutor, London, UK / Seattle, USA.
Ashley Grey - journalist, The Independent, London, UK
Mark Duell - journalist, The Daily Mail, New York desk, USA
Carlos Darby - editor, Abrupt Magazine + Hillsong magazine, London, UK
Daniel Kennedy - emerging fashion journalist, Southampton / London, UK.
Martin Scott - Author, speaker, UK / Europe
Dave Erasmus - Founder Givey.com, philathropist, government advisor, Surrey, UK
Oli Hall - Film and video production company CEO, Surrey / London, UK
Joy Blundell - Manager, Acts Trust, Lincoln
Steven Bond - business reporter, Dubai, UAE
Tom Copson - singer / songwriter, Cambridge / Surrey, UK
Gavin Shuker - MP, Westminster, London / Luton UK
Jonathan Tyrrell - Photographic Artist, London, UK
Helen Barclay -Westminster intern, CARE / development manager, Tearfund, Haiti
Naomi Fennell - Optometrist / Missionary, Iris Ministries, Mozambique, Africa
- Organisations:
The Frontline Club - Journalism club, Kings Cross, London, UK
NCTJ - The National Council for the Training of Journalists
NUJ - The National Union for Journalists
The Times & The Sunday Times - news, features, comment and multimedia setting today’s agenda
Sorted - ’The men’s magazine with morals,’ - The Daily Telegraph
Look Local newspaper - regional paper at the heart of the community in Sheffield, UK
Tearfund - international development NGO
FRMME - The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East: Canon Andrew White
Beulah - ethical luxury fashion brand, London
Stop the Traffik - A modern day abolitionist movement seeking to eradicate human trafficking
Teen Challenge Swaziland - reaching a new generation of young people to change SZ - the nation topping the HIV list
Bulembu - an abandoned mountain village in SZ being redeveloped into a vibrant, new community with schools, housing, and healthcare
Faithworks - Christianity, social justice and wider society
Kiva - micro-finance loans to support indigenous entrepreneurs making a difference in the developing world
CRED Jewellery - fairly traded gold and silver products, helping transform the lives of poor mining villages overseas.
The Drummers Alliance - a network of drummers around the UK, and overseas, committed to innovation and community
River Cottage - all things local, ethical and seasonal in the cooking department
The Centre for Social Justice - IDS’ think tank on poverty
- Journalism:
Giles Coren - Columnist and food critic, The Times
Jule Burchill - Columnist, The Independent
Charlie Brooker - Columnist, The Guardian
Jeremy Clarkson - Columnist, The Times
Robert Fisk - Middle East correspondent, The Independent
John Simpson - BBC World Affairs editor
Andrew Marr - BBC’s The Marr Show
Nick Robinson - BBC Political Editor
Ruth Gledhill - Religion Correspondent, The Times
Philip Yancey - journalist, author, Colorado, USA
Naomi Klein - author No Logo, The Shock Doctrine
The Guardian: Global Development - news site and blog
- Products I recommend:
Cross - quality pens
Apple - iPhones and Macbooks
Timu - leather journals
Canon digital SLR cameras
The Times - Britain’s best newspaper
Diesel watches
Voyage d Hermes - cologne
Reiss men’s wear
Pearl Masterworks custom-made maple shell drums
Pro-Mark drumsticks
Sabian Hand Hammered cymbals
Waterstones - books
Royal Bank of Scotland - banking
Barclay’s Wealth International - financial investing
John Lewis - retail store
Kiva - micro-loans to facilitate entrepreneurs in the developing world
Franziskaner - blonde ale
