Andrew Neil Biography
Andrew Neil born in Scottland as Andrew Ferguson Neil is a journalist, broadcaster, and the chairman of the television news channel GB News, which is scheduled to be launched in 2021.
He attended the local Lancraigs Primary School where he excelled in the Qualifying Examination and joined Paisley Grammar School. He then attended the University of Glasgow.
His ability was seen at the university where he edited the Glasgow University Guardian, a student newspaper, and dabbled on student television. He was a member of the Dialectic Society and the Conservative Club and took part in inter-varsity debates at Glasgow University Union. He was chairman of the Conservative Students Federation in 1971. He graduated in 1971 with an MA in political economy and political science with honors. Vince Cable had tutored him and had a concentration on American history.
How old is Andrew Neil?-Age
Andrew is 72 years old as of 1 August 2021. He was born on 21 May 1949 in Paisley, United Kingdom.
Neil Parents
The journalist is the son of Mary, a former worker at cotton mills in the war, and James Neil, an electrician and the former oversee of the Territorial Army in Renfrewshire.
Andrew Neil Wife
He is married to Susan Nilsson, the director of communications of engineering and environmental consultancy, Waterman Group PLC. The couple married on 8 August 2015. He previously dated the Swedish civil and structural engineer for several years.
Andrew Political party- Political Views
Neil had been an early supporter of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He reported that Saddam Hussein supplied weapons of mass destruction to Al-Qaeda. Neil opposes the climate-change scientific consensus. On his BBC programs, he invites climate change deniers to discuss climate change. He has pressed lawmakers to embrace the climate change consensus. Neil has been accused in The Daily Politics of letting false and deceptive comments on climate change go unchallenged. He compared Winston Churchill to Tony Blair and Adolf Hitler to Osama bin Laden. In his January 1997 speech on ITV broadcast, Neil favored Republicanism in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Neil Ben Shapiro
On Politics Live on BBC Two in May 2019, he interviewed American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. Shapiro was promoting his latest book at the time, The Right Side of History, which explores the ideals of Judeo-Christians and declares their decline in the United States. Viral attention was gained by many combative instances during the interview, including Shapiro walking out. Shapiro apologized for the incident later on.
Andrew Neil Private Eye
Private Eye nicknamed him Brillo after his wiry fur, which is seen as having a similarity to a Brillo Pad, a type of scouring pad. A photograph of Neil embracing a woman in a vest and baseball cap, frequently mistaken for Pamella Bordes, an ex-Miss India, but a genuine African-American make-up artist.
Andrew Net Worth
Andrew has made a great fortune from his career as a Journalist. His net worth is not revealed as of 2020.