Mike Graham
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Podcast Appearances
He's quite a funny guy and says some quite outrageous things.
But most people would not like Giles Curran if they met him.
If you saw him in a pub, you wouldn't expect to have a long conversation with him because he's quite posh.
He comes from quite a wealthy background.
And all the people who work for those kind of broadsheet type newspapers, and even some in the tabloids now,
have been overeducated.
They've never really experienced much in terms of life.
I mean, when I worked even at the Daily Mirror, they had a massive operation in Manchester because the north of England was an important place.
Now, they have hardly anyone there.
They've probably got one person in the north of England.
And so it's all become very London-centric.
It's all very kind of managed decline.
It feels like managed decline.
It feels like they're just kind of trying.
Every year, there's more budget cuts.
They sack more people.
They try and save more money.
You know, their business is dying.
But is that a generational thing as well with these younger people?
I mean, you've probably seen it.