Richard Tomkins , born 4 September 1952, was a senior writer and commentator on the staff of the Financial Times . He took early retirement in 2009, after 25 years on the newspaper.
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14-751: A reporting team at the FT, he was jointly named Reporter of the Year in the British Press Awards for his part in investigating the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International . In 2003 he was named Business Journalist of the Year in the Business Journalist of the Year Awards . In 2007, he was awarded the £10,000 David Watt Prize for outstanding political journalism for a feature on globalisation and its effects on
21-2030: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tomkins (surname) Tomkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Tomkins , British professor of law Alan Tomkins (1939–2020), American art director A. Pearce Tomkins (1875–1937), American farmer, lawyer, and politician Calvin Tomkins (born 1925), American author and art critic David Tomkins (born 1989), Master Brewer, Dead Weight Brewing Company Edward Tomkins (1915–2007), British ambassador Floyd W. Tomkins (1850–1932), Episcopal American deacon James Tomkins (MP) (c.1569–1636), English Member of Parliament for Leominster 1624–28 James Tomkins (rower) (born 1965), Australian Olympic rower James Tomkins (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer John Tomkins (composer) (1586–1638), Welsh-born organist and composer Ken Tomkins (1917–1990), Australian politician Joel Tomkins (born 1987), English rugby player Leslie Tomkins (born 1948), English art director Logan Tomkins (born 1992), English rugby player Oliver Tomkins (1908–1992), Church of England priest, Bishop of Bristol Paddy Tomkins (20th and 21st century), chief inspector of constabulary for Scotland Richard Tomkins (born 1952), English journalist Sam Tomkins (born 1989), English rugby player Saskia Tomkins (20th and 21st centuries), British musician and actress Silvan Tomkins (1911–1991), American psychologist Thomas Tomkins (martyr) (died 1555), English Protestant martyr Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656), Welsh composer Trevor Tomkins (1941–2022), English jazz drummer William Tomkins (17th century), English Member of Parliament See also [ edit ] Tomkin Tompkins (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
28-641: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Richard Tomkins Richard Tomkins attended King Edward's School in Birmingham . Before joining the Financial Times, he spent five years in the Civil Service, three of them as assistant private secretary to a government minister; left to travel the world; and served a three-year apprenticeship with his local newspaper, the Walsall Observer. At
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42-538: The Financial Times, Tomkins was a columnist, writing a weekly column on consumer culture, and also wrote occasional editorial comments, known as leaders. From 1993 to 1999, he was a member of the FT's New York bureau at a time when the newspaper was undertaking a rapid expansion in the US. During his years at the Financial Times, Tomkins won all three of what were then the top awards in British journalism. In 1991, with other members of
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