Reply to: From MP to newspaper editor yes it is...

[Paddy]

Osborne's job is to decide what day and what page to put the McDonalds vouchers.

[PhiltheGreek]

I heard they're going to rename it the Sub-Standard to reflect the half-arsed effort he puts into all his jobs.

[MrMarkyMark]

Will Georgie get to keep the Standard job

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...tandard-editor

“I thought it was important to be here, though unfortunately we have missed the deadline of the Evening Standard,” the former chancellor joked in the House of Commons, to a mixture of cheers and jeers. “In my view, Mr Speaker, this parliament is enhanced when we have people from all walks of life and different experience in the debate and when people who have held senior ministerial office continue to contribute to the debate,” he said.

[MrMarkyMark]

[SueEllen]

In his younger days he twice had, and didn't pass, job interviews for trainee journalist positions. Having failed to make his way in the Press, he then got a job as a researcher at Conservative Central Office, and the rest is history

Those who can, do; those who can't, ... are your MP

[vetran]

I thought this was a Rake's progress from corrupting Mary Poppins to sleeping with Katharine Viner

[NickFitz]

jeez - what credentials does he have to be a newspaper editor !!!

In his younger days he twice had, and didn't pass, job interviews for trainee journalist positions. Having failed to make his way in the Press, he then got a job as a researcher at Conservative Central Office, and the rest is history

[Mordac]

jeez - what credentials does he have to be a newspaper editor !!!

Have you seen the Standard lately? Anyone who ever read comics as a kid could do it in their sleep.

[MrMarkyMark]

jeez - what credentials does he have to be a newspaper editor !!!

Just as many as he did for Chancellor, so it should be fine

[saptastic]

jeez - what credentials does he have to be a newspaper editor !!!

[Mordac]

Am I missing something here, but I naively thought being an MP was supposed to be a full time job? How will he have time to do both?

"Editing" a free rag with hardly any news and a shedload of property ads won't even fill his lunch-hour. As far as anyone can tell he does the square root of f*** all in the commons anyway.
Hell of a comedown from PM-in-waiting though.

[NickFitz]

Some stories to read before they disappear from the ES website:

• George Osborne blames 'camera angle' for Theresa May cleavage photo | London Evening Standard
  
  
• George Osborne refuses to answer question when quizzed on his times tables by child | London Evening Standard
  
  
• George Osborne facing double backlash over disabled space and Philpott case | London Evening Standard
  
  
• Miss Whiplash resurfaces to haunt Osborne | London Evening Standard

[BrilloPad]

I thought the ES had reached rock bottom. I bet it is about to increase its rate of plummet.

[doconline]

Am I missing something here, but I naively thought being an MP was supposed to be a full time job? How will he have time to do both?

[AtW]

Gidion gets to work for son of former KGB resident in London - smart boy somehow got lots of money to run money losing newspaper ...