Stig Abell is the editor and publisher of the Times Literary Supplement, which he thinks is the most important literary publication in the world.
He presented a weekly radio programme on LBC for three years, in which he talked about political and social issues with anybody who called in, and appears as a commentator on Sky News and the BBC. He has written for almost every newspaper in Britain, and one or two in America. He now presents Front Row on Radio 4.
Previously, he had been the Director of the Press Complaints Commission and the Managing Editor of Britain's biggest newspaper (the Sun). He also worked in crisis communications, although not for very long. How Britain Really Works is his first book.