A UK politician just became editor of a newspaper and Twitter is flipping out

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You might think being a Member of Parliament in the UK would be a full-time job, but apparently you'd be wrong about that.

On Friday morning, it was confirmed that former Chancellor of the Exchequer — and current MP for Tatton — George Osborne will be the new Editor of the London Evening Standard.

1/ EXCLUSIVE: @George_Osborne APPOINTED EDITOR OF THE LONDON EVENING STANDARD (ES). Will continue as MP.

— Amol Rajan (@amolrajanBBC) March 17, 2017

Yep, that's right: "Will continue as MP".

Apparently, Osborne will edit the paper "an average of four days a week", giving him time to continue with his duties as MP. Read more...

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via Zero Tech Blog

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