Matt Ridley

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Matt Ridley

Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley (born 7 February 1958), commonly known as Matt Ridley, is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He writes on science, the environment and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to its nationalisation. Ridley is a libertarian, and a supporter of Brexit. He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords, until his retirement in December 2021.

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• Matt Ridley - Wikipedia

  Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley (born 7 February 1958), commonly known as Matt Ridley, is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He writes on science, the environment and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to its nationalisation. Ridley is a libertarian, and a supporter of Brexit. He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative "Conservative Party (UK)") hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords, until his retirement in December 2021. [...] ### Euroscepticism [edit] Ridley is a Eurosceptic and advocated the withdrawal (Brexit) of the UK from the European Union during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. He appeared in Brexit: The Movie, arguing for Britain to return to the policy of free trade that distinguished it after 1845 until the 1930s. ### Free-market anticapitalism [edit] [...] ## Career [edit] ### Journalism [edit] Ridley joined The Economist in 1984, first working as a science editor until 1987, then as Washington, D.C., correspondent from 1987 to 1989 and as American editor from 1990 to 1992. He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph and an editor of The Best American Science Writing 2002. From 2010 to 2013, Ridley wrote the weekly "Mind and Matter" column for The Wall Street Journal, which "explores the science of human nature and its implications". Since 2013, Ridley has written a weekly column for The Times on science, the environment, and economics.

• Matt Ridley (Author of Genome)

  Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment,

• Matt Ridley Keynote Speaker

  Matt Ridley is a bestselling author of several thought provoking books on evolution, genetics and society and expert speaker on innovation and collaboration,

• Matt Ridley | PERC

  Matt Ridley has been a scientist, journalist and businessman. With BA and DPhil degrees from Oxford University, he worked for the Economist for nine years as science editor, Washington correspondent and American editor, before becoming a self-employed writer and businessman. He was founding chairman of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle. He was non-excutive chairman of Northern Rock plc and Northern 2 VCT plc. He currently writes the Mind and Matter column in the Wall Street Journal and writes for many other publications. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is married to the neuroscientist Professor Anya Hurlbert. They have two children and live [...] Professor Anya Hurlbert. They have two children and live at Blagdon near Newcastle upon Tyne in England. He was elected to the House of Lords in 2013 and served on the science and technology select committee from 2014-2017. Matt Ridley’s books have sold over 900,000 copies, been translated into 30 languages, been short-listed for nine major literary prizes and won several awards. [...] Skip to content PERC About PERC All Areas of Focus All Research Donate PERC Donate #### About PERC Our Story Our People Partners Annual Report Press Room Careers Contact #### Our Focus Healthy Public and Private Lands Innovation in Wildlife Management Fix America’s Forests Sustainable Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation Water Conservation Innovation #### All Research Reports Magazine Fellows Programs LAW & POLICY Innovation Lab DONATE LONE MOUNTAIN SOCIETY MONTHLY GIVING LEGACY SOCIETY PAYPAL STOCKS AND BONDS # Matt Ridley

• Life in Science | Becoming a Scientist | Matt Ridley on ... - Library

  Matt Ridley is a journalist and a leading science writer. He earned his Ph.D. in zoology from Oxford University in 1983. He worked as a correspondent and editor

• Award

  Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Eton College

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United Kingdom

• Date Of Birth

  2/7/1958

• Notable Work

  The Origins of Virtue

• Place Of Birth

  Northumberland