Nigel Williamson (born 1954) is a British journalist.

Biography

Educated at

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, Williamson worked as a reporter on ''

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'' (1982–84) and was then briefly its literary editor (1984) before becoming editor (1984–87) as successor to

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. Just before the 1987 general election he was hired as the editor of the Labour Party's members' magazine ''Labour Party News'' (1987–89), to which he added the editorship of the party's monthly ''New Socialist'' (1987–89) replacing Stuart Weir. He also served as a press officer to Labour leader

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during the 1987 general election. In 1989 Williamson joined ''

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'' as a political correspondent with a twice weekly column on the op-ed page. He became diary editor (1990–92), then home news editor (1992–95) and Whitehall correspondent (1995–96). He went freelance in 1996 to become a music critic, celebrity interviewer and obituarist for The Times. He writes on pop and world music for a variety of publications and was a contributing editor to the magazines ''

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'' and '' Billboard''. He is also a contributing editor of ''

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'' magazine. He has written several books, including ''Journey Through The Past: The Stories Behind The Classic Songs Of

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'', ''The Rough Guide to

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'', ''The Rough Guide to

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'', ''The Rough Guide to The Best Music You've Never Heard'' and ''The Rough Guide to the Blues'', ''The Straight Ahead Guide to Bob Dylan'' and ''The Straight Ahead Guide to

''. Williamson is also a member of Kent County Cricket Club. He expressed his concern over Kent's logo rebrand in 2010, calling it "banal and meaningless". In 2011, Williamson and fellow member Graham Holland started a campaign for more open and accountable management of Kent County Cricket Club and for the club's first contested committee election since 2008.

References

1954 births British male journalists English music journalists Living people The Times people People educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School {{UK-journalist-stub