David McKee

David McKie formerly worked for the Guardian as a political reporter, deputy editor, chief leader writer, and author of the "Elsewhere" and "Smallweed" columns. His much-praised account of a Victorian conman, Jabez: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Rogue, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award. He has also written such widely acclaimed books as Great British Bus Journeys and McKie's Gazetteer.