counter demonstrators. ukraine has condemned russia s assumption of the rotating presidency of the un security council as a slap in the face to the international community . ukraine s foreign minister urged council members to thwart any russian attempts to abuse the position. the presidency is largely ceremonial, although it oversees the agenda. now on bbc news, the media show geordie greig: britain s best connected editor. hello. what does the future hold for britain s newspapers? few people are more qualified to answer that question than my guest on the media show today, and it s rare to get an interview with him. welcome to the independent. thank you so much. lovely to be here. very nice to have you here. geordie greig has sat in the editor s chair at some of the country s biggest titles, the daily mail, the mail on sunday, as well as the evening standard, tatler magazine, and since january here at the independent geordie. geordie greig, welcome to the media show for th
in the mass celebrating palm sunday. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the media show: geordie grieg: britain s best connected editor. geordie grieg: britain s what does the future hold for britain s newspapers? few people are more qualified to answer that question than my guest on the media show today and it is rare to get an interview with him. geordie grieg are set in the editor s chair at some of the country s biggest titles. the daily mail, the mail on sunday as well as the evening standard, tatler magazine and, since january, here at the independent. geordie grieg, welcome to the media show for the first time. thank you for saying yes and i wondered first of all, how you began injournalism? i think you come from, i think it is fair to say, a well to do background, yourfamily s fair to say, a well to do background, your family s family were royal courtiers for several generations and your twin sister was princess diana s lady in waiting. i went to an incredible
with junkies on the fourth floor. in education? it was with junkies on the fourth floor. in education? it was a with junkies on the fourth floor. in education? it was a total- education? it was a total eye-opener- education? it was a total eye-opener. one - education? it was a total eye-opener. one of- education? it was a total eye-opener. one of the | education? it was a total- eye-opener. one of the people i education? it was a total eye-opener. one of the people i was eye opener. one of the people i was tasked to get to know was a gangster called charlie richardson. he led the richardson torture gang with the craze in north london and the richardson south london and i remember going to lunch with charlie richardson and mad frankie fraser. they were not interested in my privilege on my background, they just wanted to, you know, a local reporter. and i remember. did you aet a reporter. and i remember. did you get a story reporter. and i remember. did you get a story out rep
exciting and educative process for me to see, you know, tower blocks with lifts, not working people on the 17th floor, what single parents with junkies on the fourth floor. felt like an education. it was a total eyeopener. one of the people who i had was tasked to get to know was a gangster called charlie richardson. was he led the richardson torture gang. you had the krays in north london and you had the richardsons in south london. and i remember going to lunch with charlie richardson and mad frankie fraser. now, they weren t interested in my privilege or my background, or they just wanted to, you know, the local reporter. and i remember. did you get a story out of them? idid, yeah. no, it was a great interview. and we scooped the the fleet street and they was very exciting. but during lunch,