Financial Crisis

New appointments at Prospect

March 01, 2011
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Prospect is pleased to announce two new appointments, with James Elwes joining as Deputy Editor and James Macintyre in the newly-created role of Politics Editor.

Prospect has enjoyed a significant rise in circulation since the arrival of Bronwen Maddox as Editor and Chief Executive in November 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that Prospect’s circulation had increased to 31,932 (up 12.3 per cent from the previous year).

Maddox comments on the new appointments: “We are delighted to welcome these new members of the Prospect team. Their appointments, and the areas of expertise which they bring, will build on Prospect’s reputation as the home of the best writing, analysis and discussion about new ideas, current affairs and culture.”

 

James Elwes – Deputy Editor of Prospect

In the summer of 2006, James Elwes was made editor of Financial World magazine, the highest-circulation banking magazine in the UK. Working with the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, the London and New York think-tank, James overhauled the magazine's production, editorial and design processes. He enlisted a host of highly regarded contributors, including journalists, politicians, financiers, economists and regulators; FW was warning of an impending financial crisis as early as September 2006.

Before joining FW, James was at CNBC, the cable network business news channel. He worked on the news desk and helped to launch the station's first global financial news programme, Worldwide Exchange. He joined CNBC from Euromoney's Legal Media Group, where he worked as a staff writer and interviewer. Before joining Euromoney, James was part of a start-up team that launched Spinoff, a political magazine for young people. In a previous incarnation James was in a band; one of his songs sold over 200,000 copies. James starts at Prospect later in the spring.

James Macintyre – Politics Editor Of Prospect

Macintyre, renowned for his story-getting skills, is a former producer of LWT's Jonathan Dimbleby programme and BBC1's Question Time, and a former reporter for the Independent and New Statesman. He has also written for the Mail on Sunday and Tablet.

Macintyre has made headlines from a number of stories from his ten years of Westminster-based journalism: from front-page exclusives on issues such as Parliamentary lobbying to the announcement of cooperation between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope. Macintyre is currently writing a biography of Ed Miliband, due for publication in the summer (to be published by Biteback).