Nick Tyrone
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Born | December 11, 1972 | (age 49)
Occupation | Journalist, novelist, writer |
Notable work | Apocalypse Delayed: Why the Left is Still in Trouble; Politics is Murder |
Movement | Orange Book Liberalism |
Spouse(s) | Polly Mackenzie |
Children | Three |
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[]
- ^ "Nick Tyrone". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Nick Tyrone, Author". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Jon Rentoul (5 August 2020). "The time may have come for the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party to merge". The Independent.
- ^ "The Forgotten Referendum". BBC News. 20 March 2021.
- ^ ""Nick Tyrone leaves CentreForum think tank", October 3rd, 2015". markpack.org.uk. 3 October 2015.
- ^ Tyrone, Nick. "Why I was so wrong about the Lib Dems". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Tyrone, Nick. "Why are the Lib Dems siding with France in the Jersey crisis?". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Tyrone, Nick. "The Lib Dems' Ramadan stunt is spectacularly bad politicsr". Spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Nick Tyrone". Brightblue.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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