About me - Penelope Illston

About me

I am a journalist from Manchester, and I have been to a variety of places in the world, and written about many wonderful, weird and wacky topics and issues.

Writing is my passion, and I devour texts - so that is why I am here.

I have lived in Manchester, London and Dubai, and from all of these places I have drawn experience to write.

My main interests in writing include news and current affairs. I think that the news is a powerful tool that can be used to benefit mankind as a whole, and if the more people write and report about whats going on in the world, then we can stand up, take notice, and take action to improve the world we live in.

I'm centre-left and extremely liberal and open-minded, and as a journalist I will write about anything. So from my list of articles don't be suprised if you see articles ranging from ranting about the war in Iraq to my own recipe for Hamburgers.

People write for enjoyment, not just their own but other peoples. Theres not much point writing something and not wanting anyone to read it (apart from a diary - I wont be putting that up here) so I am here to share my passion with you.

I hope you enjoy reading my articles as much as I enjoy writing them.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

journalism

I know too much about ...

too many things - so 'share the wealth' I say.

My parents always told me ...

never mix the grape and the grain

My childhood ambition ...

to be a journalist

My favorite memory ...

graduation boat party

Why I write ...

because I love it!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

watching BBC News, reading the Guardian, listening to XFM

My first job ...

floor manager at TK Maxx - woo

My best moment ...

getting my first news story written

My inspiration ...

my mum - of course!

Featured article by Penelope Illston

Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Is Hillary botoxing?

Probably. So what if she is? That coming from me, and I don't even like the woman. Is it that much of a big deal that a woman who is on a campaign to become the first EVER female president, and ONLY female candidate wants to make the best of her appearance. As much as we would like to protest Hilary has a much more difficult job on her hands than the men in the race for presidency because she is a woman. The point is that Hillary is damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. If she does have botox, then it will be deemed a bit of a scandal, and will have to justify her reasons for not m...

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