Nigel Hastilow
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Nigel Hastilow (born 1956) is an English journalist, author, businessman and politician. He is a former editor of the Birmingham Post and was the Conservative Party candidate for Birmingham Edgbaston in the 2001 general election. In April 2007, Hastilow was selected a prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for the Conservative Party for the Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency, but was deselected after he received criticism about a newspaper column he wrote for the Express & Star which included the statement "Enoch Powell was right" (in actuality quoting constituents he'd met whilst canvassing), sparking a national controversy about immigration and racism.[1]
Hastilow was born in Birmingham and educated at Mill Hill School in London.[citation needed] After graduating from the University of Birmingham, he trained as a journalist.[citation needed]
Journalism
Working for a variety of local newspapers in Birmingham, Hastilow became first political correspondent and then editor of the Birmingham Post.[citation needed] He subsequently became a columnist, set up his own publishing company which he later sold and also worked for the Institute of Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.[citation needed] He writes regularly for the Express & Star and is author of The Last of England and Tomorrow's England.[citation needed]
