I’ve enjoyed guest editing H&H this week. It was fun to chat openly with staff members Pippa Roome and Martha Terry about topics I feel passionately about, and interesting to see how the writers then went and canvassed views to create the features.
I was fascinated by owner Trevor Dickens’ thoughts on prize money — I agree the winner of a premier five-star should take home around £250,000 rather than the current £100,000. The volume of spectators should make it possible to fund better rewards for competitors.
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