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About Gavin Drake

Gavin Drake is a journalist and broadcaster who has recently returned to journalism after 15 years in public and media relations. He is also the pitch-side announcer at Walsall Football Club.

Happy Birthday to the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

Posted on 14 January 2012

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham – Pope Benedict’s structure to provide a space for former Anglicans in the Roman Catholic Church, is one year old tomorrow. I’ll be reporting for BBC Radio Four’s Sunday Programme, looking back … Continue reading →

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My blog in 2011 – a summary

Posted on 1 January 2012

Most of this will be meaningless, as I’ve deleted all the posts from last year to comply with neutrality of reporters required by some of my clients; but it is interesting (to me at least) none-the-less. Last year, the most … Continue reading →

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New front in Israeli / Palestinian conflict opens up in Britain’s system of advertising regulation

Posted on 24 December 2011

Last week, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority released its latest adjudication on an advert by the Israeli Government Tourist Office in London. The advert featured the feeding of the five thousand and the authority ruled that it was not misleading or … Continue reading →

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The all-new singing and dancing Gavin Drake blog

Posted on 20 December 2011

Welcome to my new blog!  Actually, it is my old blog, but without the old content. Having moved back into news journalism it is no longer appropriate to maintain a blog in which I espouse my opinions, thoughts and prejudices. … Continue reading →

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