Unfit To Govern

When Born: 21 May 1949 (age 61 )
Where Born: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Father: Professional Soldier
School: Paisley Grammar School
Graduated: 1971 with MA Political Economy and Political Science from Glasgow University

At University he was tutored by Vince Cable.  He worked for the Conservative Party as a Reaserach Assistant and joined the Economist in 1973.  His big break came when he was controvertially appointed as Editor of the Suday Times in 1983 and remained there till 1994.

In 1988 he became founding chairman of Sky TV. He also brought The Simpsons to UK television.  After a less than amicable separation from the Sunday Times he became a writer for the Daily Mail. Neil then became the Editor-in-Chief of ‘Barclay Brothers’ Press Holding group which included The Scotsman.  This was sold in 2005.  He became chairman of Press Holdings in 2008

As well as his Newspaper career he is often seen on TV.  Neil is currently presenting This Week (BBC) with ex-Conservative minister Michael Portillo, and, until recently, Labour MP for Hackney, Diane Abbott. Neil also presents the weekly one-on-one political interview programme Straight Talk on the BBC News Channel.

This profile was condensed from the entry on Wikipedia.

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