Robin Aitken Explained

Robin Aitken
Honorific-Suffix:	MBE
Birth Name:	Robin Peter Aitken
Birth Date:	1952 11, df=y
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Journalist
Employer:	BBC
Notable Works:	Can We Trust the BBC?
Spouse:	Sarah Aitken
Children:	2

Robin Peter Aitken MBE (born 24 November 1952)^[1] is a British journalist who for many years worked for the BBC. His 2007 book Can We Trust the BBC? alleged pervasive and institutional left-wing bias at the BBC.^[2] He has held a seminar on this subject at the Thomas More Institute.^{[3] [4]} He is co-founder of the Oxford Foodbank and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to vulnerable people.^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Aitken, a Roman Catholic,^[7] is married to Sarah^[8] and has two daughters. He lives in Oxford.^[9]

Works

• Book: Can We Trust the BBC?. Continuum. 2007. 978-0-8264-9427-6 .
• Book: Can We Still Trust the BBC?. Bloomsbury. 2013. 978-1-4729-0091-3 .
• Book: The Noble Liar . Biteback Publishing Limited. 2018. 978-1-7859-0349-6 .

External links

• BBC Insider Exposes BBC Bias & Lack of Diversity of Opinion. Out of Touch BBC is Its Own Worst Enemy, New Cultural Forum, 1 March 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
• News: Troubles with Auntie? . The Sunday Times. 25 February 2007. London . Rod . Liddle . Rod Liddle. 31 July 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robin Peter AITKEN – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
2. Web site: BBC Insider Exposes BBC Bias & Lack of Diversity of Opinion. Out of Touch BBC is Its Own Worst Enemy. 1 March 2020. New Cultural Forum. YouTube. 31 July 2021.
3. Web site: Robin Aitken – Towards a Moral Perspective in Mass Media . 24 April 2008 . Thomas More Institute . 2010-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723141042/http://www.thomasmoreinstitute.org.uk/node/63 . 2011-07-23 . dead .
4. Web site: Robin Aitken on BBC Bias . 18doughtystreet . 19 February 2007.
5. News: 14 June 2014. Oxford food bank founders made MBEs in Queen's Birthday Honours. BBC News. 31 July 2021.
6. Web site: Birthday Honours lists 2014. 14 June 2014. 16 November 2022. Government of the United Kingdom: HM Government.
7. News: Troubles with Auntie? . The Sunday Times. 25 February 2007. London . Rod . Liddle . Rod Liddle. 31 July 2021.
8. Book: Can We Still Trust the BBC?. 9781472900890. Aitken. Robin. January 2013. A&C Black .
9. Web site: Debating Matters – People – Robin Aitken. archive.debatingmatters.com. 2018. 31 July 2021.