George Kerevan

George Kerevan is Associate Editor and Chief Leader Writer of the Scotsman and a columnist for Holyrood Magazine. He is also a regular broadcaster and commentator on the BBC and, as a documentary film-maker, he appears often on the History Channel and Discovery on both sides of the Atlantic.

For a decade, he served on the management board of the Edinburgh International Festival and also founded the Edinburgh International Science Festival. He has served on the boards of many arts organisations, including the Traverse Theatre, the Lyceum, 7:84, Assembly Productions, Edinburgh Film House and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. For 12 years, he was an elected member of Edinburgh District Council. He is a former environment spokesperson for the SNP.[1]

Kerevan used to be a leftist, but has since become a market fundamentalist.