Writer, blogger, and commentator
Aaron S. Heath, BA (Hons)
Email: aaronsheathDELETETHIS@gmail.com
Mobile: 07789 228337
Address on Request.
Aaron Heath is a popular blogger in the UK. Left-of-centre, and decidedly libertarian, Aaron writes passionately and adroitly on politics, travel, technology, sports, and culture.
Originally from a manufacturing environment and successfully moving into a financial role, Aaron is also well equipped to write about business and finance issues. Aaron has an English degree and several professional qualifications. He has a full driving licence and lives in Nottinghamshire with his partner Olga and their children
POLITICS
Aaron’s blog, tygerland.net, is a very popular left-leaning blog. In contrast to many leading left-of-centre blogs, it isn’t slavish to a party line and comments regularly on scandals in which the left is involved.
Aaron’s mix of humour and scepticism ensures his political writing is engaging and polemic. Aaron’s main areas of interest are Westminster sketch writing and International affairs; he is also a keen student of the American political culture. Aaron is also very knowledgeable of Russian and Eastern European politics, travelling regularly to the region.
BLOG TRAFFIC
tygerland.net is experiencing remarkable growth, enjoying an 90% increase in traffic in November ‘06 (compared to October ‘06) with 82,175 page-loads in the month. The blog had 5,183 unique visitors in November. The blog is updated several times everyday. LATEST: March ’07 saw a 54% increase in traffic to 47,608 visits by 13,911 unique visitors (a 62% increase). There were 132,158 pageloads (with over a quarter of a million hits).
TECHNOLOGY
Aaron is a keen technophile and a long-time user of Apple Macintosh computers (as well as experience of Linux). He is very knowledgeable of the current technology scene. He is a keen gamer, going back two decades, and has an impressive knowledge of gaming history.
TRAVEL
Aaron’s travel-logs are a popular feature of tygerland.net. In 2006 Aaron has blogged from Siberia, Rome, Tallinn, and the Altai Republic in Central Asia.
SPORTS
Aaron takes a keen interest in continental and English football and covered the 2006 World Cup on his blog. Notable is Aaron’s familiarity with Italian football during the 1990’s. Aaron is also a very keen cricket enthusiast.
CULTURE
Aaron has experience of film and book reviewing going back to University, where he contributed to the university magazines. Again reviews appear on Aaron’s blog. Aaron has also written informed pieces on motoring, music, and restaurants.
