Iain Martin
Iain Martin | |
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Born | Iain James Martin 2 October 1971 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation(s) | Editor of reaction.life, journalist, author |
Website | www.reaction.life |
Iain James Martin (born 2 October 1971) is a Scottish political commentator, author and public speaker. He writes a weekly column for The Times and is co-founder, editor and publisher of Reaction - a news site providing analysis and opinion on politics, economics and culture. He is a former editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, and an author of books on the financial crisis and the City of London.
Life and career
He was born in
From 2009 to 2011 he was Deputy Editor of the
Martin is wine critic for
He is a supporter of Brexit and believes that Nigel Farage should be given a peerage.[9]
Works
- Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy
- Crash Bang Wallop: the inside story of London's Big Bang and a financial revolution that changed the world[10]
Awards and honours
- 2013 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, shortlisted for Making it Happen[11]
References
- ^ "Iain Martin, Editor โ Reaction". Reaction. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "About Reaction". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Former Telegraph comment editor Iain Martin moves to Wall Street Journal Europe". journalism.co.uk. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Martin, Iain (22 February 2011). "Thank You For Reading". Iain Martin on Politics. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Welcoming two newcomers on a pair of publications that will ponder the political puzzles of our day". The New Criterion. March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Kampfner, John (16 September 2013). "Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew up the British Economy by Iain Martin โ review" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Arlidge, John (11 September 2016). "Books: Crash, Bang, Wallop: The Inside Story of London's Big Bang and a Financial Revolution that Changed the World by Iain Martin" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "The Alpine Fellowship".
- ^ Martin, Iain (5 September 2019). "Johnson will need Farage if he's to see Brexit through". The Times.
- ^ Jaffray, Chris. "Book Review: Crash Bang Wallop by Iain Martin". Press & Journal.
- ^ Andrew Hill (18 September 2013). "Finalists that are worthy of a bruising debate". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.