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Iain Macwhirter is one of Scotland’s most prolific and influential journalists. He is also a former political commentator for the Herald and Sunday Herald and writes regularly for other publications. These days he writes columns for The Spectator and The Times. He was a prominent broadcaster for over 20 years having presented BBC political programmes in Westminster and Scotland. Iain Macwhirter is the author of the book, Road to Referendum which accompanied a major new three-part television series – Road to Referendum which aired on STV and ITV.
Westminster beckons:
Iain studied politics at Edinburgh University and was researching a PhD in regionalism and nationalism when he started working for the BBC as a political researcher. In 1987 he became the BBC’s Scottish Political Correspondent and covered the key debates over the poll tax and devolution. In 1989 he moved to London to present BBC network political programmes including “Westminster Live” and “Scrutiny”, a weekly programme devoted to the investigative work of the Westminster Select Committees. He also began writing political commentaries for Scotland on Sunday and this led to his becoming a regular columnist for the Scotsman and the Observer.
Back to BBC Scotland:
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Rector:
Iain was also Rector of the University of Edinburgh from 2009-2012. As Rector he campaigned against the reintroduction of university tuition fees in Scotland, and the £7,000 minimum income guarantee which was subsequently introduced by the Scottish Government. He was a member of the Scottish Governments Review of High Education Governance, which led to the 2012 Prondzynski Report.
