Alan Pearce

Alan Pearce was the BBC's Kabul correspondent when the Taliban over-ran Afghanistan. He was born in London and has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and author for the past thirty years. A former managing editor at both the International Press Institute and The Phnom Penh Post - and a brief stint producing TV-am's Roland Rat Show - Alan has covered conflicts around the world for a variety of news organisations. He is the author of 'Whose Side Are They On? How Big Brother Government is Ruining Britain'. He is also author of the best-seller 'Playing it Safe - the crazy world of Britain's health & safety regulations' and 'It's Health and Safety Gone Mad'.

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