George Edwin Scott (22 June 1925 – 2 November 1988), was a British author, television commentator, broadcaster, journalist and

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politician. He was editor of ''The Listener'' for five years.

Background

Scott was born the son of George Benjamin Scott and Florence Hilda Scott. He was educated at Middlesbrough High School and

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, from 1946 to 1948. From 1943 to 1946 he served in the

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. In 1947 he married Shelagh Maud Isobel Maw. They had one daughter, Susan (1949-1983) and two sons, Alexander (1955-2008) and Daniel (1962- ).

Professional career

Scott was a journalist who worked on the ''

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'' (1941–42), ''

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'' (1942–43) and the ''

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'' (1948–53). He moved to work on the periodical ''

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'' in 1953. He became deputy editor in 1954 and editor from 1954 to 1957, when it ceased publication. In 1956 his auto-biographical work ''Time and Place'' was published. He became a television broadcaster, first as a member of the ''Panorama'' team (1958–59). He was chairman and interviewer for

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(1959–67). He had spells working at

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(1966–68) and Tyne-Tees (1970–74). He returned to journalism to work for ''

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'' from 1970 to 1974. He wrote ''Rise and Fall of the League of Nations'' in 1973. He was editor of ''The Listener'' from 1974 to 1979. He was presenter of ''The Editors'' on the BBC from 1976 to 1979. He was head of the UK Offices of the EEC from 1979 to 1987. He was Special Adviser to the

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from 1987 to 1988.

Political career

Scott was chairman of the Political Division of the Liberal Party from 1962 to 1963. He was Liberal candidate for the Middlesbrough East division at the 1962 by-election. He was Liberal candidate for the

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division at the 1962 by-election. He was Liberal candidate for the

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division at the 1964 general election. He was Liberal candidate for the

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division at the 1983 general election. He did not stand for parliament again.British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1987, FWS Craig

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, George Edwin 1925 births 1988 deaths Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Alumni of New College, Oxford Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II 20th-century British journalists Daily Express people BBC people ITV people The Economist people European civil servants