Brian Taylor is BBC Scotland's Political Editor, he 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.

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. Brian received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Edinburgh Napier University in 2008.

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