Madeleine Bunting1

 = Profile =

Full name: Madeleine Bunting

Area of interest: Politics, Work, Islam, Science and ethics, Development, Women’s issues, Social change, Religious issues, Channel Islands in World War Two

Journals: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:m.bunting@guardian.co.uk m.bunting@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / Madeleine Bunting (profile)

Blog: Comment is free...

Agent: AP Watt

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= Biography = Education: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: History BA (Hons); Harvard University: Politics (Knox fellowship postgraduate student)

Career: Worked for Brooks Productions, 1988/89; The Guardian: news reporter, leader writer, religious affairs editor, associate editor and columnist
 * appointed Director of Demos think tank, 2006 - returned to The Guardian as associate editor and columnist same year
 * 1) Demos press release: Madeleine Bunting Resigns as Director of Demos
 * 2) Stephen Brook: Bunting returns to the Guardian The Guardian, 19th October 2006

Current position/role: Associate Editor and Columnist


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TV/Radio:
 * BBC News 24: The death of feminism?, 31st March 2004
 * BBC Radio 4: Thought for the day 10th October 2007 (transcript)

Controversy/Criticism: Heavily criticised Richard Dawkins TV documentary The Root of All Evil?, see: critical reception
 * 1) No wonder atheists are angry: they seem ready to believe anything The Guardian, 7th January 2007
 * 2) The New Atheists loathe religion far too much to plausibly challenge it The Guardian, 7th May 2007

Awards/Honours: The Muslim News, Awards for Excellence: Special Award for covering Muslim issues with objectivity and balance, 2002

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= Books & Debate =
 * The model occupation: the Channel Islands under German rule 1940-1945 OCLC 32016882, 1995
 * Willing slaves: how the overwork culture is ruling our lives OCLC 56095301, 2004
 * Islam, race and being British OCLC137312537, 2005

Latest work: Currently writing a book on the countryside and North Yorkshire, 'The Plot', to be published by Granta

Speaking/Appearances: Oliver James' Selfish Capitalism seminars, with Will Self and Stewart Wallis, January 2008

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= The Guardian = Column remit: Politics, Work, Islam, Science and ethics, Development, Women’s issues, Social change, Religious issues
 * also contributes to blogs: Comment is free...; bloggingthequr'an and Katine A Guardian/Observer aid project in Uganda

Section: Comment & Debate pages

Role: Associate editor / Columnist

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:m.bunting@guardian.co.uk m.bunting@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / Madeleine Bunting

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Monday, sometimes Tuesday or Thursday in addition

Regularity: Fortnightly on Monday

Column format:

Average length: Monday = 1200 words

 = Links =
 * Wikipedia biog.