Jonn Elledge

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Jonn Elledge
Education Cambridge University
Occupation(s)Journalist, Author

Jonn Elledge is an English journalist and author.

Career

Journalist and broadcaster

Elledge has worked as a columnist and as the assistant editor of The New Statesman . [1] Since going freelance, he has written for publications such as The Financial Times , [2] The Guardian , [3] and the i . [4]

Contents

His television and radio appearances include The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 [5] and Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3. [6] He has been a guest on topical and political podcasts such as Trash Talk… With Count Binface , [7] Oh God, What Now? , [8] and Paper Cuts. [9]

Author

His book The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything: All the Facts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know was published in 2021 by Hachette UK. [10]

In 2022, he co-wrote Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them with Tom Phillips. [11]

His 2024 book A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps was published by Hachette UK. [12] [13] It was the only non-fiction book nominated for Foyles Book of the Year in 2024. [14]

Personal life

He attended Cambridge University. [15]

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  2. Elledge, Jonn (14 May 2024). "Where does a city begin — and where does it end?". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. Elledge, Jonn (1 July 2024). "An (incomplete) list of every terrible policy the Conservatives have inflicted on Britain since 2010". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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