Nils Pratley
Nils Martin Pratley (born 21 May 1967) is a British journalist for The Guardian, and writes in their business section.
Early life
He was born in south-west Surrey. He lived in his early life at St George's Wood in Haslemere, south-west Surrey; this house was built for the Scottish fantasy writer George MacDonald. He was the son of Eva Kellgren and Clive William Pratley. His sister, Helen Ingrid Pratley, was born 23 June 1970.
His father, Clive, was a former Student President of the University of Hull in the early 1960s when aged 34; he had previously been an army officer.[1]
Nils takes his first name from his maternal grandfather, Nils Kellgren, a Swedish journalist and involved in Swedish social democratic politics.
Career
The Guardian
He joined The Guardian in February 2003. He is the Deputy City Editor.
Personal life
He lives in Stoke Newington. He married Nicola Irvine in June 2003 in the London Borough of Hounslow. They have two children.
See also
- Larry Elliott, the other Guardian business journalist
References
- British Student Activism in the Long Sixties, Caroline Hoefferle, page 30