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Brian Taylor is BBC Scotland's Political Editor.
Brian joined the BBC in 1985.
After a spell co-presenting the political programme
Left, Right and Centre, he was appointed Political Correspondent
and then Political Editor.
In that role he covers Scottish politics for all outlets,
including BBC Scotland and UK network programmes.
In addition, he
has presented Good Morning Scotland and is a regular contributor
to other BBC programmes.
Before joining the BBC, he worked in newspapers for
eight years including six years as a lobby correspondent at Westminster.
Brian has written two books on Scotland's new Parliament
and co-written eight more.
Among other things, he is the author
of The Scottish Parliament (Polygon, Edinburgh University Press,
1999): a definitive account of the road to devolution and its
consequences, now republished in revised form.
He updated that narrative in Scotland's Parliament:
Triumph and Disaster (Edinburgh University Press, November 2002).
This analyses the early years of the new Parliament.
He has lectured on politics and identity in Washington,
Stockholm, Madrid, Edinburgh, London and throughout Germany.
Born in 1955 in Dundee, he is a former pupil of Dundee
High School and graduated MA (Honours) in English from the University
of St Andrews in 1977.
He is married with two sons.
