David Nicholson is a freelance journalist specialising in business, finance, property, technology, recruitment, travel, sport and politics.
An experienced, well-connected and well-travelled writer, he has authored industry- and country-focused books, travel guides, features, news articles and SEO-friendly web copy for a wide range of publications, websites and companies.
Contributor to
Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and many UK and international papers, magazines and websites.
Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom
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