Posts tagged: William Turvill

The Genteel Hustler returns ...

Saturday, 3 September 2022, 11:57 am

Here is a rare (no pun intended) piece of good news: one of Britain's most talented business journalists has returned the UK.

After a two and a half year stint loitering around the great outdoors of the west coast of Canada for stories (including some about a certain Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex) William Turvill, a former colleague on the Mail on Sunday's business section, is back on these shores...

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Up close and personal with the Genteel Hustler - the Charlie Mullins version

Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 7:31 am

Roll up, roll up: one of Betaville's favourite young hacks is starting an intriguing new project that is worth paying attention to.

Yes, William Turvill - formerly of the Mail on Sunday's business section and Press Gazette - has teamed up with some chums to create series of Zoom interviews with top entrepreneurs, chief executives and financiers...

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The Genteel Hustler... - Part 5

Monday, 27 January 2020, 9:03 pm

There he is again. William Turvill, also known as the Genteel Hustler from his days working on the Mail on Sunday's business desk, turned up yesterday with another by-line in his former employer's publication.

The Huster's piece is not quite an interview with Megan Markle herself but rather a mini-profile/interview with a "friend" of hers - Beth Herlihy. Below is the link: ..

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The Genteel Hustler... - Part 2

Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 11:55 am

So farewell Genteel Hustler.

One of Britain's best young financial hacks, William Turvill, is leaving these shores for sunnier climes in Vancouver, Canada.

During his time on the Mail on Sunday's business section Turvill landed multiple scoops around the collapse and potential takeover British steel and was a deft interviewer of heavyweight businessmen, managing to elicit unique, insightful and, occasionally, highly amusing quotes...

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