Simon Tisdall
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Simon Tisdall (born 1953) is a columnist for The Guardian newspaper and an assistant editor of the publication.
Early life
Tisdall was born in Manchester and educated at Holland Park School in Kensington, one of the first comprehensives. From 1971 to 1974, he studied history, politics and philosophy at Downing College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
He joined The Guardian in 1979. From 1989–94, he was the newspaper's U.S. Editor and White House correspondent. From 1994–98, he was Foreign Editor. During 1996–98, he was the Foreign Editor of The Observer.
Political positions
Tisdall has criticised Britain's close ties with
Tisdall wrote that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed "should hand back his Nobel Peace Prize over his actions in the breakaway region" of Tigray.[4]
In 2022, following the
Personal life
He married Alison Kane in 1984 in
References
- ^ "View from elsewhere biographies". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Enough of the shameful kowtowing to the Saudis". The Guardian. 4 March 2018.
- ^ Tisdall, Simon (28 October 2018). "As Angela Merkel's star dims, Europe is facing perhaps its biggest challenge since 1930s". The Guardian.
- ^ Tisdall, Simon (24 January 2021). "Ethiopia's leader must answer for the high cost of hidden war in Tigray". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited.
- ^ Tisdall, Simon (6 April 2022). "The United Nations has the power to punish Putin. This is how it can be done | Simon Tisdall". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2022.