Magnus Linklater

Magnus Linklater is a columnist on The Times of London, and its former Scotland Editor. He was Editor of The Scotsman from January 1988 until July 1994, and has held a number of senior journalistic appointments in British newspapers over the last 60 years, including the Evening Standard, Sunday Times, Observer, and the London Daily News, which he edited. He is a former Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council and President of the Saltire Society. He has been Chairman of the Little Sparta Trust for 25 years. He is the author of several books on current affairs and Scottish history. He lives in Perthshire.