Nick Tyrone

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Nick Tyrone
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Nick Tyrone Spectator cartoon
BornDecember 11, 1972 (1972-12-11) (age 49)
OccupationJournalist, novelist, writer
Notable work
Apocalypse Delayed: Why the Left is Still in Trouble; Politics is Murder
MovementOrange Book Liberalism
Spouse(s)Polly Mackenzie
ChildrenThree

Nick Tyrone is a journalist, novelist and writer who has published articles in The Spectator,[1] Daily Express, The Independent, New Statesman.[2] He has written several books including , , and . He has been described by Jon Rentoul in The Independent as a "waspish writer and natural troublemaker".[3]

Political career[]

He was the Director of Operations and Finance as well as the Treasurer of the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign that sought (unsuccessfully) to change the UK voting system.[4] Tyrone later told the story to the BBC that the campaign once considered putting inflatable replicas of MPs bottoms in order for the public to "kick".[citation needed]

For a period, he was the Executive Director of , the think tank most known for the book The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism which later became the Education Policy Institute. He left to join British Influence in the wake of the Brexit referendum in 2016.[5]

He was a known member of the Liberal Democrats from 2008 to 2016,[6] having subsequently written articles criticising the party.[7][8]

He is currently an Associate Fellow at the think tank Bright Blue.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nick Tyrone". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Nick Tyrone, Author". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ Jon Rentoul (5 August 2020). "The time may have come for the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party to merge". The Independent.
  4. ^ "The Forgotten Referendum". BBC News. 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ ""Nick Tyrone leaves CentreForum think tank", October 3rd, 2015". markpack.org.uk. 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ Tyrone, Nick. "Why I was so wrong about the Lib Dems". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  7. ^ Tyrone, Nick. "Why are the Lib Dems siding with France in the Jersey crisis?". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ Tyrone, Nick. "The Lib Dems' Ramadan stunt is spectacularly bad politicsr". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Nick Tyrone". Brightblue.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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