It is a tradition in British newspapers, dating back to the era of hot metal printing, to “bang out” cherished colleagues on their retirement, these days with a cacophony of hands beating on desks as they depart the newsroom for the last time.
When Andrew Slade, who has died aged 61, left the Financial Times in 2019 after 29 years, he was banged out not once, but twice. Suspecting the unassuming news editor would try to slip away unnoticed, colleagues erupted when he was spotted moving quietly out of the room late in the afternoon. The noise had barely subsided when he returned, abashed, to fetch his things. The second round was louder than the first.
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