nick robinson born october british journalist political editor bbc presenter bbc today robinson interested politics young age went study philosophy politics economics degree oxford_university president starting broadcasting year president youth group worked way producer eventually deputy editor political correspondent bbc chief political correspondent worked political editor returned bbc assuming role noted provocative approach robinson occasions caused stir style questioning particularly national leaders presented variety programmes including weekend breakfast late night live early life robinson born translator mother sales director father mother born shanghai german jewish parents fled 1930s father english background parents met switzerland married months later robinson interested political journalism age educated oxford read philosophy politics economics travelling europe survived car crash france car door beetle exploded friends son journalist presenter today killed robinson severely burned spent weeks hospital university place robinson mentor later encouraged career political journalism giving copy arguments socialism birthday robinson early political right political activism robinson founder member rose ranks chairman key activist moderate controlled organisation opted robinson appointed director robinson elected national vice chairman succeeded fellow moderate elected chairman moderate ticket strong right wing opposition university president career early career robinson position broadcasting manchester took recovering injuries joined bbc production later worked extensively television radio producer variety shows including assistant producer record promoted deputy editor position held years robinson wrote internal bbc memorandum questioning interview prime minister defended run scottish local elections leaked gained attention labour_party perceived denial equal time run local elections political correspondent political correspondent presenting weekend breakfast late night live covered general election october chief political correspondent presented run general election robinson started keeping daily diary campaign entitled campaign today later continued updated robinson left bbc returned began new blog political editor robinson left bbc political editor later succeeded described appointment bold imaginative instantly successful robinson stayed years caused major stir early election campaign unveiling labour_party poster poster claimed initiate cuts billion public services elected robinson challenged prime minister claiming poster misleading forced blair admit billion figure later election campaign labour announced making important speech campaign immigration specially invited audience robinson asked blair white people audience blair pointed single asian man robinson later robinson stated know big parties carefully select audiences particular appearance great controversy point informing audience election night robinson joined reveal results political analysis return bbc present robinson left appointed bbc political editor preference fellow journalist august replacing robinson continued provocative approach journalism occasion run ins powerful politicians visit israel discuss lebanon war journalists asked bring ongoing rift itv political editor asked question subject told robinson followed topic asking difficult question feud chancellor prime minister criticised distracting main issue conference argued paid ask questions particularly time incredibly allegations react badly organised attempts stop journalists asking questions robinson later criticised blair announcement intention stand explained considered setup stage management journalists allowed ask questions december showed dissatisfaction asked denial situation iraq bush said situation increase attacks unsettling bush replied bad iraq help run bush press conference camp david bush asked hanging suggested robinson reference heat time cover bald head bush walked away robinson replied didn know cared bush responded don robinson described fatal error blog final encounter bush joked robinson wearing hat robinson continues political blog bbc website said hearing cabinet naked bed later apologised saying merely trying add authenticity naked truth post dated february criticised mps defending allegations expenses caused controversy parliament political editor robinson worked bbc politics related programmes today key member bbc election night coverage appeared guest television programmes including children need got news gear robinson documentaries presented residents street preston lancashire council services withdrawn weeks experiment presented bbc radio prime ministers biographical series ahead general election documentary called democracy work announced july robinson presenter early morning programme today autumn taking october interviewed sir criticism robinson criticised allegedly reporting pro conservative bias brought history conservative interview bias claimed particularly united_kingdom general election coverage facebook group entitled bbc political editor set august interview editor insisted involvement conservatives ceased years ago october following live report outside parliament spending review robinson took anti war anti cuts directly broke stamped climbed steps bbc broadcasting film protest mobile phone said ashamed mate shame robinson replied remotely ashamed ashamed wrote blog lost temper regret explained protesters disrupted broadcast opportunities debate troops afghanistan need stick sign long pole wave camera days later robinson read ambiguous letter apology got news broadcast november edition robinson relayed news fatal stabbing duty british soldier london afternoon treated government terrorist incident attracted criticism quoting source describing perpetrators muslim appearance bbc received complaints robinson use term issued apology bbc blog following day september coverage scottish independence referendum dispute leader previous day robinson reported moving registered offices scotland london event yes vote exchange robinson asked questions economic impact moving headquarters second general trust politician ceo certain companies advised independence gave answers questions stating answer huge significance economically registered head office company second claimed media recycling news months ago claimed investigation bbc actions sought given rules release market sensitive data broken minute second answer robinson continued ask questions accused gave minute answer questions entire exchange lasted minutes seconds report shown bbc evening news programmes later day edited second robinson original question cutting narration claimed answered question instead chosen lay accusations bbc accusations represented small portion overall exchange bbc received complaints viewers answered question protest glasgow thousands licence called sacked bbc responded bbc considers questions valid overall report balanced line editorial guidelines november robinson covering count rochester election seen smiling whilst posing photograph britain candidate deputy leader far right wing party promotes preserving ancestral ethnic cultural heritage whilst opposed scottish independence non christian religious interests social fact robinson accused bias issues accused twitter sympathetic party values friendly leadership responding denied direct affiliated party leadership personal life robinson met wife relationship university married children harry alice lives close lifelong fan enjoys sailing theatre robinson fan rock band queen songs interrupted discussion early robinson underwent surgery remove returning work bbc april coverage operation reported complete success
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