TheBusinessDesk.com highly commended in prestigious journalism award
TheBusinessDesk.com has been “highly commended” in a prestigious awards for financial, economic and business journalism.
The Wincott Awards cover personal finance, data journalism, news from the nations and regions, as well as audio and video.
North West editor Michael Taylor received the commendation from the chair of judges, Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times, and chair of the Wincott Foundation.
The award entry featured stories on TheBusinessDesk.com covering the silence from ANS Group over their former CEO, the convicted rapist Lawrence Jones; jail sentences awarded to Inc & Co directors, and its aftermath; and entrepreneur Jo Sellick’s mental health challenges following the sale of his business, which first appeared on the premium Rainmakers platform.
Others commended and awarded on the day included Bloomberg, the FT, and Channel 4 News.
The Wincott Foundation received more than 150 entries for its 2024 awards with a host of podcasts, videos, data analysis and written submissions which the judges said “once again covered all the year’s biggest themes. Subjects ranged from Britain’s broken economy, benefits, housing, and council pension funds to Iran’s sanctions busting, anti-politics, the design of bottle caps, Gen Z and Meta data.”
The awards lunch was held at the Mansion House, City of London yesterday, 8 May 2025, and the guest speaker was TV personality and former politician Ed Balls.
Alex Turner, joint managing director of TheBusinessDesk.com said: “Michael’s passion to delve into the detail to uncover the real business news stories that you won’t find anywhere else will be clear to everyone who reads TheBusinessDesk.
“We’re thrilled that his journalism – and the tenacity and skill that brings it to life – has also been endorsed by the Wincott Awards. It is a richly-deserved recognition.”
The Wincott Foundation was set up in 1969 in honour of Harold Wincott, the most distinguished economic journalist of his day in the UK.
The current chair is Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times. He is supported by a group of trustees who have a background in business, journalism and academia.
