David McKie

David McKie is a former political reporter, deputy editor, chief leaderwriter and columnist ('Elsewhere' and 'Smallweed') for the Guardian . Born in London, he grew up in London and Leeds, read history at Oxford and started in newspapers with the Oxford Mail . After the Guardian , he turned to writing books, which have included Jabez: the Rise and Fall of a Victorian Rogue (shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award); Great British Bus Journeys ; and McKie's Gazetteer .

David McKie is a former political reporter, deputy editor, chief leaderwriter and columnist ('Elsewhere' and 'Smallweed') for the Guardian . Born in London, he grew up in London and Leeds, read history at Oxford and started in newspapers with the Oxford Mail . After the Guardian , he turned to writing books, which have included Jabez: the Rise and Fall of a Victorian Rogue (shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award); Great British Bus Journeys ; and McKie's Gazetteer . See less