Martin Wainwright
Martin Wainwright MBE is a British journalist and author. He left The Guardian after 37 years at the end of March 2013.[1]
He was born in Leeds,[2] and educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford University. His father Richard Wainwright was the Liberal MP for Colne Valley (1966–70, February 1974-87) after a career in accountancy.[3]
Wainwright was The Guardian's Northern Editor.[2] for seventeen years until the end of 2012, when he was succeeded by Helen Pidd.[1] His contributions to the newspaper have mostly reflected this emphasis[4] but not exclusively.[5]
He has written several books on northern or countryside topics, including a biography of the unrelated Alfred Wainwright and a guide to the Coast to Coast Walk. Other books are on the Morris Minor and Mini cars. He writes a blog about another interest, moths.[6]
Wainwright was awarded an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours, "For services to the National Lottery Charities Board in Yorkshire and Humberside."[7]
He is chair of the trustees of the Scurrah Wainwright Charity,[8][9] and a trustee of the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust.[10]
One of Martin Wainwright's two sisters, Hilary, is the radical academic who has long been associated with the Red Pepper magazine.
His two sons are both journalists - Oliver,[11] is the Guardian's architecture and design critic[12] and Tom is the Economist's Mexico City bureau chief.[13]
Selected publications
- True North: In praise of England's better half 2010, Guardian Books, ISBN 978-0-85265-213-8
- Morris Minor: The Biography: Sixty Years of Britain's Favourite Car 2010, Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1-84513-509-6
- The Coast to Coast Walk (Recreational Path Guides), 2010 (revised ed), Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1-84513-560-7
- A Mini Adventure: 50 Years of the Iconic Small Car , 2009, Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1-84513-471-6
- Guardian Book of the Countryside (By Ruth Petrie & Martin Wainwright), 2008, Cornerstone, ISBN 978-0-85265-109-4
- Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes, 2007, BBC Books, ISBN 978-1-84607-294-9
Forthcoming publications
- Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, 25 May 2012, Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1-84513-529-4
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin Wainwright "The Northerner - into 2013", The Guardian (blog), 31 December 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Martin Wainwright: Profile". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ Barnes, John (5 Feb 2003). "Obituary: Richard Wainwright". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Wainwright". Journalisted. Retrieved 14 February 2011. (Listing of published articles)
- ↑ Wainwright, Martin (20 December 2010). "Ministers fight to keep Queen's head on stamps after sell-off". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Martin's Moths". Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55710. p. 33. 30 December 1999.
- ↑ "The Scurrah Wainwright Charity". The Wainwright Trusts. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ↑ The Scurrah Wainwright Charity, Registered Charity no. 1002755 at the Charity Commission
- ↑ "The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust". The Wainwright Trusts. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ↑ "Oliver Wainwright".
- ↑ "Games on".
- ↑ Tom Wainwright at economist.com
External links
- "Martin Wainwright". Journalisted. Retrieved 14 February 2011. Listing of published articles