Iain Martin

Iain Martin
Born
Iain James Martin

(1971-10-02) 2 October 1971
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationsDirector of the London Defence Conference and Director of Engelsberg Ideas
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Iain James Martin (born 2 October 1971) is a British journalist, broadcaster and author who wrote a weekly column for The Times from 2016 to 2025. He is co-founder, editor and publisher of Reaction.life, a news site providing analysis and opinion on politics, economics and culture. He is a former editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, and an author of books on the financial crisis and the City of London.

Martin is director of the London Defence Conference, an annual geopolitical gathering held since 2022 at King's College London every May.

Martin founded Engelsberg Ideas, the international publishing arm of the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation, based in Sweden.