Alistair Beaton

Alistair Beaton (born 1947) is a Scottish left wing political satirist, journalist, radio presenter, novelist and television writer. At one point in his career he was also a speechwriter for Gordon Brown.

Born in Glasgow, Beaton was educated at the Universities of Edinburgh, Moscow and Bochum and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with First Class Honours in Russian and German. He lives in Holloway, London.