Ian Vince

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Ian Vince (born 16 December 1964) is an author, designer, and scriptwriter, as well as a regular contributor to The Guardian, a columnist for BBC Countryfile Magazine and a former columnist for the Daily Telegraph .

He is the author of Britain: What A State, based on his website that purports to be the work of a (fictitious) UK government department, the Department of Social Scrutiny), and the Little Black Book of Red Tape. He is the co-author of The Myway Code and Three Men In A Float, both with Dan Kieran.

He co-presented (with Dan Kieran and Prasanth Visweswaran) a half-hour programme on BBC Radio 4 called Three Men In A Float, which aired on 27 February 2008.

His writing credits include The Daily Telegraph, [1] The Guardian,Countryfile Magazine, the Radio Times, BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, Channel 4's Bremner Bird and Fortune , produced by Vera Productions and BBC3's Rush Hour Sketch Show, produced by Zeppotron

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References

  1. Vince, Ian (2008-06-14). "Witchcraft in the Full Moon". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-08-23.[ dead link ]