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Simon Tisdall

Simon Tisdall (born 1953) is a columnist for The Guardian newspaper and an assistant editor of the publication.

Early life edit

Tisdall was born in Manchester and educated at Holland Park School in Kensington, one of the first comprehensives. From 1971 to 1974, he studied history, politics and philosophy at Downing College, Cambridge.[1]

Career edit

He joined The Guardian in 1979. From 1989–94, he was the newspaper's U.S. Editor and White House correspondent. From 1994–98, he was Foreign Editor. During 1996–98, he was the Foreign Editor of The Observer.

Political positions edit

Tisdall has criticised Britain's close ties with Saudi Arabia and British involvement in the Saudi Arabian-led invasion into Yemen. In 2018, he wrote that "the UK-Saudi alliance is pernicious, encouraging the worst in both sides, and deeply corrosive of 'our values'. [Prime Minister Theresa] May’s main focus is not on the unnumbered Yemeni civilians who continue to die as a result of the Saudi-led, British-backed bombing campaign."[2] Tisdall commends Angela Merkel's "brave, open-door migration policy".[3]

Tisdall wrote that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed "should hand back his Nobel Peace Prize over his actions in the breakaway region" of Tigray.[4]

In 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tisdall called for reforms to the United Nations which included an increase in the number of members of the United Nations Security Council and an end to the permanent members' right of veto.[5]

Personal life edit

He married Alison Kane in 1984 in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire. They live a few miles west of Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire.

References edit

  1. ^ "View from elsewhere biographies". www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Enough of the shameful kowtowing to the Saudis". The Guardian. 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ Tisdall, Simon (28 October 2018). "As Angela Merkel's star dims, Europe is facing perhaps its biggest challenge since 1930s". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Tisdall, Simon (24 January 2021). "Ethiopia's leader must answer for the high cost of hidden war in Tigray". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited.
  5. ^ Tisdall, Simon (6 April 2022). "The United Nations has the power to punish Putin. This is how it can be done | Simon Tisdall". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

External links edit

  • Guardian profile

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